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Roger G. Kathol

Researcher at University of Minnesota

Publications -  145
Citations -  5265

Roger G. Kathol is an academic researcher from University of Minnesota. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Mental health. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 141 publications receiving 5035 citations. Previous affiliations of Roger G. Kathol include Nippon Medical School & University of Iowa.

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Integration of Mental Health/Substance Abuse and Primary Care

TL;DR: There is a reasonably strong body of evidence to encourage integrated care, at least for depression, and there is no discernible effect of integration level, processes of care, or combination on patient outcomes for mental health services in primary care settings.
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Mental disorders and disability among patients in a primary care group practice.

TL;DR: Primary care patients with more than one mental disorder are common and highly disabled, and only patients with major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, phobias, and substance use disorders had significantly increased disability, as measured by the Sheehan Disability Scale.
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Screening for depression and anxiety in cancer patients using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

TL;DR: The HADS was an easily administered tool that identified a large proportion of cancer patients as having high levels of anxiety or depression, however, clinical psychiatric interviews were not performed, so it is not possible to determine what proportion of patients would benefit from treatment.
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Diagnosis of Major Depression in Cancer Patients According to Four Sets of Criteria

TL;DR: The Beck Depression Inventory and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression were useful tools for screening patients with depressive symptoms but frequently misclassified those who had no major depression according to one or more of the criteria-based diagnostic systems.
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Subthreshold Psychiatric Symptoms in a Primary Care Group Practice

TL;DR: In these primary care patients, the morbidity of subthreshold symptoms was often explained by confounding mental, physical, or demographic factors, but depressive symptoms and, to a lesser extent, panic symptoms were disabling even after controlling for these factors.