Depression may put women at risk for chronic diseases, study suggests
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women who have symptoms of depression, even without a clinical diagnosis, are at increased risk for multiple chronic diseases, according to a recent study.
The study – published in the June issue of the journal "Psychology" of the American Society of Healthy Psychology – examined 7,407 middle-aged women (45-50 years) for more than 20 years.
During the study period, the symptoms of depression appeared in 43.2% of women, of which 2035 were women, 63.6% were chronically ill.
"These days, there are many chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer," said Dr Xiaolin, a professor at the University of Queensland in Australia. "It seems that the experience of symptoms of depression increases the risk of chronic diseases"He said.
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