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A weighty problem…
Author(s) -
Greener Mark
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.345
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , psychology , obesity , environmental ethics , psychiatry , medicine , economics , philosophy , pathology , macroeconomics
Do depression and obesity co‐occur by chance? Mark Greener examines recent evidence and finds that a range of biological, cultural and clinical factors underlies the relationship between depression and obesity. An improved understanding of these links raises the prospect of more effectively and efficiently tackling two of the most common conditions in the modern industrial world.