General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 344-351 , September 2005

Diabetes complications and depression as predictors of health service costs

  • Gregory E. Simon, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 206 287 2979; fax: +1 206 287 2871.
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  • Wayne J. Katon, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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  • Elizabeth H.B. Lin, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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  • Evette Ludman, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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  • Michael VonKorff, Sc.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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  • Paul Ciechanowski, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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  • Bessie A. Young, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    • Primary and Epidemiologic Research and Information Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA

Received 11 March 2005 ,Accepted 27 April 2005.

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☆ This study was supported by NIH Grant R01 MH41739.

PII: S0163-8343(05)00064-2

doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2005.04.008

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 344-351 , September 2005

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