Depression + diabetes = increased risk of death

Deana Ferreri, Ph.D.

Depression is a growing problem in our society, and diabetes has reached epidemic proportions.
Major depressive disorder affects nearly 15 million American adults – that’s almost 7% of the adult population,
and it is the leading cause of disability in the U.S. for individuals aged 15-44. [1] Type 2 diabetes (http://www.dreddyclinic.com/findinformation/dd/diabetes.php) affects almost 10% of Americans, about 24 million people, and is the 7th leading cause of death in the U.S. [2]
In women, it has been shown that those with depression (http://www.dreddyclinic.com/findinformation/dd/depression.php) are more likely to develop diabetes, and those with diabetes are more likely to develop clinical depression.[3] Diabetes doubles the risk of heart attack (http://www.dreddyclinic.com/findinformation/hh/heartattack.php) and stroke, and depression is also an independent risk factor for heart disease, increasing risk by 64%. [2, 4] A new study has found that the coexistence of depression and diabetes imposes additive detrimental effects, especially with regard to death from cardiovascular disease. As a part of the Nurses’ Health Study, 78,000 women were followed for 6 years, and diagnoses of depression and type 2 diabetes were recorded. Read more...

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