Depression and Anxiety Disorders and the link to Physician Diagnosed Cardiac Disease and Metabolic Risk Factors

There has been increasing interest in the relationship between cardiac and metabolic conditions with mental illness. Many studies have found associations between these conditions and depression but results with anxiety disorders have been mixed. We explore these relationships in a nationally representative survey using physician diagnoses of physical conditions and DSM-IV psychiatric disorders.

Source: General Hospital Psychiatry - April 6, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: D. Jolene Kinley, Helen Lowry, Cara Katz, Frank Jacobi, Davinder S. Jassal, Jitender Sareen Source Type: research