Childhood adversity and metabolic outcomes in adults with mood disorders

Background: Metabolic syndrome is a clustering of conditions that increases the risk for cardiovascular disease. These metabolic disturbances are often comorbid with mood disorders, such as depression (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BP), and are associated with poorer psychiatric prognosis and worse functional impairment. Childhood adversity (CA) has been hypothesized to be a common risk factor for both metabolic disturbances and mood disorder. However the precise association between CA, metabolic disturbances, and mood disorders is still unknown.
Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research