Open AccessDepression and Chronic Diseases
Author(s) -
Boris Voinov,
William D. Richie,
Rahn Kennedy Bailey
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
primary care companion to cns disorders/the primary care companion for cns disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2155-7772
pISSN - 2155-7780
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.12r01468
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , psychoneuroimmunology , medicine , public health , disease , mental health , psychiatry , management of depression , primary care , immune system , family medicine , immunology , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
To identify the growing significance of depression as a global leading cause of years lost to disability and its role as a major independent risk factor in many chronic illnesses. The distinct effects of depression on morbidity and mortality in cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke are investigated, including behavioral factors and plausible biological mechanisms (psychoneuroimmunology of depression).