New View of Depression: An Ailment of the Entire Body - WSJ.com

Scientists are increasingly finding that depression and other psychological disorders can be as much diseases of the body as of the mind.People with long-term psychological stress, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder tend to develop earlier and more serious forms of physical illnesses that usually hit people in older age, such as stroke, dementia, heart disease and diabetes. Recent research points to what might be happening on the cellular level that could account for this.
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