Open AccessAssociation Between Obesity and Psychiatric Disorders in the US Adult Population
Author(s) -
Gregory E. Simon,
Michael Von Korff,
Kathleen Saunders,
Diana L. Miglioretti,
Paul K. Crane,
Gerald van Belle,
Ronald C. Kessler
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.63.7.824
Subject(s) - odds ratio , agoraphobia , obesity , medicine , depression (economics) , mood , body mass index , psychiatry , panic disorder , population , anxiety , confidence interval , mood disorders , major depressive disorder , demography , psychology , environmental health , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
Epidemiologic data suggest an association between obesity and depression, but findings vary across studies and suggest a stronger relationship in women than men.
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