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Diana D. Jeffery, PhD, on Mental Health Comorbidities: Predictors of Cost and Utilization

2017 Quality Care Symposium

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Diana D. Jeffery, PhD, of the Defense Health Agency, discusses the need to screen for mental health comorbidities, including depression, anxiety, adjustment disorders, substance use disorders, and persistent mental illnesses, as shown in a study of breast and prostate cancer patients (Abstract 18).



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