title: [Comorbid somatic illnesses in psychiatric inpatients - an analysis of administrative data].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study intended to analyze the prevalence of physical diagnoses at psychiatric inpatient hospital wards.
  
  
  METHODS
  For this purpose we used partially aggregated administrative data from routine diagnostic documentation of Austrian hospitals. All psychiatric and physical main and secondary diagnoses according to ICD-10 of all psychiatric inpatient units in Austria of the years 2007 were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 79,027 psychiatric hospital admissions 75,224 received a psychiatric and 3803 a somatic main diagnosis at discharge. Diseases of the vascular system (20 %) were the most frequent somatic diagnoses, followed by endocrine and metabolic diseases (16.4 %) and neurological diseases (14.4 %). Among patients suffering from schizophrenia, the most frequent physical diagnoses were endocrine and metabolic diseases. Among those with affective disorders, vascular diseases as well as endocrine and metabolic diseases were found most often.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Physical diagnoses are very common among psychiatric inpatients. Mass screening and specialized prevention programs should be evaluated regarding their effectiveness for this population.
authors: Klinische Abteilung für Sozialpsychiatrie, Univ. Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Wien, Österreich, fabian.friedrich@meduniwien.ac.at.
authors: Fabian
authors: F
authors: Friedrich
authors: Zsuzsa
authors: Z
authors: Litvan
authors: Marion
authors: M
authors: Freidl
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001317:Austria; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult