Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 63, Issue 5 , Pages 558-565 , May 2010

High agreement of self-report and physician-diagnosed somatic conditions yields limited bias in examining mental–physical comorbidity

  • Harald Baumeister

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, University of Freiburg, Engelbergerstr. 41, D-79085, Freiburg, Germany. Tel.: +49-761-203-3044; fax: +49-761-203-3040.
    • ,
  • Levente Kriston

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Psychology, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Jürgen Bengel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Martin Härter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Psychology, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

,Accepted 11 August 2009.

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PII: S0895-4356(09)00240-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.08.009

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 63, Issue 5 , Pages 558-565 , May 2010

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