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Mood, anxiety, and physical illness: body and mind, or mind and body?
Author(s) -
Balon Richard
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
depression and anxiety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.634
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1520-6394
pISSN - 1091-4269
DOI - 10.1002/da.20217
Subject(s) - anxiety , mood , depression (economics) , mood disorders , psychiatry , psychology , clinical psychology , physical illness , asthma , disease , medicine , mental health , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
This research review examines the recent articles that have investigated the relationship between mood, anxiety, and physical illness (e.g., asthma, autoimmune disorders, cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and sexual dysfunction). There is growing evidence of an overall negative impact of depression and other mood states, and anxiety on numerous physical illnesses and conditions, and their outcome. Depression and Anxiety 23:377–387, 2006. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.