Noted associations between mental and physical health: 

1. Poor mental health is a risk factor for chronic physical conditions.
2. People with serious mental health conditions are at high risk of experiencing chronic physical conditions.
3. People with chronic physical conditions are at risk of developing poor mental health.

Somatic conditions with high level of psychologic co-morbidity:

• Gastroenterologic Illness
• Chronic Disease (e.g. diabetes, cancer, CAD, COPD)
• Insomnia/sleep problems
• Stroke/TIA
• Fatigue

*NOTE: I think we can reach out to docs before we get all the stuff below up and running (DS)*

adjusting to medical illness
medical treatment compliance
somatoform disorders (physical symptoms not fully explained by medical issues)
coping with chronic pain
depression which is highly comorbid with chronic pain
anxiety / panic attacks which are highly comorbid with GI complaints
healthy behaviors promotion
mental disorders (not secondary to medical issues)