Temporal associations between physical illnesses and mental disorders-Results from the Wave 2 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC)

The present study represents, to our knowledge the largest population-based prospective study examining the physical-mental associations. Our results showed distinctly different patterns of comorbidity of medical illnesses with substance use, mood, and anxiety disorders. Stomach ulcer/gastritis, hypertension and arthritis emerged to be significant predictors of incident psychiatric disorders.