Among Canadian Adults With Chronic Diseases, Those With Mental Disorders Have Higher Health Costs

Among Canadian adults with chronic diseases, those with mental health disorders had much higher resource utilization and health care costs. The difference in cost for this population is more than $15,000 for each person over a three-year period, compared to those with a chronic condition without a mental disorder. The average three-year-adjusted health care cost accumulation is $22,000 versus $38,250 for people with mental health disorders. Chronic diseases included in the analysis were: asthma, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, diabetes, epilepsy, hypertension, chronic pulmonary disease, or chronic kidney disease.

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