Background Obesity and depression are both highly prevalent public health disorders and
evidence on their relationship is inconsistent. This study examined whether depressive …

Ongoing epidemiological studies estimate that greater than 60% of the adult US population
may be categorized as either overweight or obese. There is a growing appreciation that the …

Creativity and the Performing Artist: Behind the Mask synthesizes and integrates research in
the field of creativity and the performing arts. Within the performing arts there are multiple …

Objective Previous research indicates that patients with severe symptoms of depression or
anxiety are prone toward the development of dyslipidemia and abdominal obesity. We …

Objective: To examine the reciprocal associations between depressive symptoms and
clinical definitions of the metabolic syndrome in childhood and adulthood. Design …

People experiencing a severe mental illness (SMI), such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective
disorder, bipolar affective disorder or depression with psychotic features, have a 20‐year …

Introduction: Depression, anxiety and other affective disorders are globally widespread and
severely debilitating human brain diseases. Despite their high prevalence and mental health …

Crises in obesity and changes in the environment illustrate the need to change problematic
behaviors and lifestyles in large segments of the population. This article uses social …

The hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal (HPA)‐axis regulates the response to stressful events
and is expected to be involved in the pathogenesis of depression. The glucocorticoid …

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions both in the United States and worldwide. There
are numerous adverse effects on cardiac structure, hemodynamics, and cellular …