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Elsevier, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, (82), p. 54-61, 2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.10.002
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Depression predicts future emergency hospital admissions in primary care patients with chronic physical illness
Journal article published in 2016 by
Elspeth A. Guthrie,
Chris Dickens 
,
Amy Blakemore ,
Jennifer Watson,
Carolyn Chew-Graham,
Karina Lovell,
Cara Afzal,
Navneet Kapur ,
Barbara Tomenson
,
Amy Blakemore ,
Jennifer Watson,
Carolyn Chew-Graham,
Karina Lovell,
Cara Afzal,
Navneet Kapur ,
Barbara Tomenson
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Abstract
Depression significantly predicts prospective emergency hospital admissions over 12 months•Severe depression increases the likelihood of emergency hospital admissions by more than two fold•Emergency admission in the previous 12 months increases the risk of admission by 3 and a half times•Having no partner, heart disease and threatening experiences also predicts emergency admissions