Both disorders are often co morbid and form a common reason for consultation in family practice [ 2, 3].
It is often co-morbid with depression: I can't do this forever, I just want it to stop, I want to be normal, I want to stop worrying, maybe I should just drive into the ocean.
Human obesity is often co-morbid with metabolic disturbances that are ultimately more debilitating and life-threatening than obesity itself.
Because it is a childhood illness, it requires close monitoring of signs and symptoms from parents and practitioners [ 4- 6], and it is often co-morbid with other infections of the upper or lower respiratory tract [ 7, 8].
The prevalence of deafness is around 1-21-2% preterm or low birth weight babies, and is often co-morbid with other disabilities such as cerebral palsy, and intellectual and visual impairment [ 4].
Estimates of the prevalence of depression in older people vary but may be as high as 20%% [ 1, 2] Poor mental health is often co-morbid with long term, chronic physical illness [ 3] such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke and Parkinson's disease, all of which are more common in later life.
Chronic pain and depression are often co-morbid.
However, even these disorders are often co-morbid with deviant personality and/or substance abuse [ 8- 10].
Psychological factors are often co-morbid with chronic pain conditions [ 21, 35].
They are often co-morbid with each other or with other conditions, such as intellectual disability.
Main findings South Africa faces a growing burden of mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders, which are often co-morbid with HIV and other chronic diseases.
