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ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2015

Disease network of mental disorders in Korea.

Myoungje Choi, Dong-Woo Lee, Maeng Je Cho, Jee Eun Park, Minsook Gim

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Article in Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Myoungje ChoiDepartment of Psychiatry, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Dongil-ro 1342, Nowon-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
Dong-Woo LeeDepartment of Psychiatry, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Dongil-ro 1342, Nowon-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
Maeng Je ChoDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jee Eun ParkDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Minsook GimDepartment of Psychiatry, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Dongil-ro 1342, Nowon-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Minsoogi75@hanmail.net.
Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital · KRSeoul National University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeNetwork medicine considers networks among genes, diseases, and individuals. Networks of mental disorders remain poorly understood, despite their high comorbidity. In this study, a network of mental disorders in Korea was constructed to offer a complementary approach to treatment.

methodsData on the prevalence and morbidity of mental disorders were obtained from the 2006 and 2011 Korean Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study, including 22 psychiatric disorders. Nodes in the network were disease phenotypes identified by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV, and the links connected phenotypes showing significant comorbidity. Odds ratios were used to quantify the distance between disease pairs. Network centrality was analyzed with and without weighting of the links between disorders. Degree centrality was correlated with suicidal behaviors and use of mental health services.

resultsIn 2011 and 2006, degree centrality was highest for major depressive disorder, followed by nicotine dependence and generalized anxiety disorder (2011) or alcohol dependence (2006). Weighted degree centrality was highest in conversion disorder in both years.

conclusionsTherefore, major depressive disorder and nicotine dependence are highly connected to other mental disorders in Korea, indicating their comorbidity and possibility of shared biological mechanisms. The use of networks could enhance the understanding of mental disorders to provide effective mental health services.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAlcoholismAnxiety DisordersCatchment Area, HealthComorbidityDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersEpidemiologic StudiesFemaleHumansKoreaMajor Depressive DisorderMaleMental DisordersMental Health ServicesDegree centralityNetwork medicineSuicidal behaviorsUse of mental health services

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