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Risk of Chronic Conditions Found Higher Among Certain Groups With Depression, Anxiety
Women aged 20 to 60 with depression or anxiety were more likely to develop multiple chronic conditions over time compared with similarly aged women without depression or anxiety, according to areport published this week in JAMA Network Open. Women with comorbid anxiety and depression had an even greater risk of developing chronic conditions.Similarly, men with depression and/or anxiety at age 20 were more likely than those without depression or anxiety to develop chronic conditions.“Our findings support the need for managing comorbid depression and anxiety, which may help lower the risk of premature mortality associated ...
Source: Psychiatr News - May 5, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: anxiety asthma cancer chronic conditions coronary artery disease depression diabetes hypertension JAMA Network Open men risk stroke women Source Type: research

Harnessing the Four Elements for Mental Health
DiscussionAs detailed above, the “elements” in both a classical and a contemporary sense have effects on our mental health and are potentially modifiable aspects that can be harnessed as therapeutic interventions. The most robust interventional evidence currently available shows tentative support for several use of the elements via horticultural and nature-exposure therapy, green exercise/physical activity, sauna and heat therapy, balneotherapy, and breathing exercises. It should be noted that, in many cases, these interventions were not studied in definitive diagnosed psychiatric disorders and thus it is pre...
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - April 23, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research