The risk and rate of accumulating chronic conditions increased with diagnoses of depression and anxiety for both men and women, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
“Although a direct link between depression, anxiety and accelerated aging has not been demonstrated, there is increasing evidence of shared biological mechanisms between depression and chronic conditions known to occur later in life,” William V. Bobo, MD, MPH, of the department of psychiatry and psychology at Mayo Clinic Florida, and colleagues wrote.
Bobo and colleagues sought to compare the risk and
Risk and rate of accumulating chronic conditions increases with depression, anxiety
The risk and rate of accumulating chronic conditions increased with diagnoses of depression and anxiety for both men and women, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
“Although a direct link between depression, anxiety and accelerated aging has not been demonstrated, there is increasing evidence of shared biological mechanisms between depression and chronic conditions known to occur later in life,” William V. Bobo, MD, MPH, of the department of psychiatry and psychology at Mayo Clinic Florida, and colleagues wrote.
Bobo and colleagues sought to compare the risk and