Depression is prevalent in patients with physical disorders, particularly in those with severe
disorders such as cancer, stroke, and acute coronary syndrome. Depression has an adverse …

Due to the aging of the US population, healthcare providers will be called upon to diagnose
and treat patients with chronic medical illness with increasing frequency. This paper will …

Depression is now conceptualized as a systemic illness because of neurobiological
mechanisms that explain how it influences other medical illnesses. Significant research has …

Background. Depression is much more prevalent among those with chronic medical
conditions compared to the general population of the United States. Depression is …

The burden of depression on society is sizable. Innate to this burden are underdiagnosis
and undertreatment of unipolar and bipolar major depressive disorder in all parts of the …

Background Cardiovascular disease remains the leading worldwide cause of mortality.
There has been increased awareness of the impact of psychological health on …

There is a bidirectional relationship between depression and chronic medical disorders. The
adverse health risk behaviors and psychobiological changes associated with depression …

Populations with common physical diseases–such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer and
neurodegenerative disorders–experience substantially higher rates of major depressive …

Importance Depression is associated with an increased risk of physical illness, but the most
common causes of hospitalization among people with depression are unclear. Objective To …

Abstract Purpose and Design This integrative review offers a systematic synthesis of the
international literature regarding the role of depression as a risk factor in physical illnesses …