Depression not as big a killer as previously thought

Wednesday, May 17, 2017 - 07:31 in Psychology & Sociology

Over three decades of research suggest that depression increases the odds of death. However, a new research paper throws doubt on this presumed link after finding no evidence of a direct association between depression and all-cause mortality. The paper involved the largest ever analysis on the topic.

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