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World J Psychiatry. Jul 19, 2023; 13(7): 423-434
Published online Jul 19, 2023. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v13.i7.423
Population-based affective-disorder-related biomedical/biophysical multi-hyper-morbidity across the lifespan: A 16-year population study
David R L Cawthorpe, Dan Cohen
David R L Cawthorpe, Community Health Sciences and Psychiatry, Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary T2N4N1, Alberta, Canada
Dan Cohen, Mental Health Organization North-Holland North, Utrecht University, Alkmaar 1811, North Holland, Netherlands
Author contributions: Cawthorpe DRL collected the data, designed the study, and conducted the analysis and paper draft; Cohen D provided constructive critique, expertise, edited the draft; all authors have reviewed and approved the final version.
Institutional review board statement: The data for this study were collected under ethics ID REB15-1057.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: David R L Cawthorpe, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Community Health Sciences and Psychiatry, Cumming School of Medicine, 3330 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary T2N4N1, Alberta, Canada. cawthord@ucalgary.ca
Received: January 5, 2023
Peer-review started: January 6, 2023
First decision: February 21, 2023
Revised: March 3, 2023
Accepted: May 31, 2023
Article in press: May 31, 2023
Published online: July 19, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The paper presents a scoping review of publications with focus on the biomedical and biophysical morbidities associated with psychiatric disorder and a novel example from a population of the relationship between affective disorder and the frequency of associated biomedical and biophysical morbidities across the lifespan.