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Ask Well: What Is the Link Between Depression and Heart Disease?
Question:
What is the link between heart disease and depression? Is a person with depression more likely to develop heart disease?
Answer:
A person with depression is at higher risk for heart disease, and a person with heart disease is at higher risk for depression.
The link between the two diseases is complex and not entirely understood. Many of the effects of depression — feeling unable to exercise or eat properly, for example — and the behaviors associated with depression, like smoking and abusing alcohol, are well established risk factors for heart disease. Some studies have suggested that insomnia, another…
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