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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/the-link-between-depression-and-disease/">The Link Between Depression and Disease</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted September 11, 2007 at 05:00 PM by Katie Drummond</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">New research shows that depression is more just hard on your mind, but on your body too. In fact, the World Health Organization is urging anyone facing depression to address the illness, as it can worsen chronic disease and cause serious physical health problems. The WHO studied depression rates in 245,404 adults worldwide, and compared the effect of depression on health with the effects of other conditions, including arthritis and asthma. Surprisingly, depression had the most significant impact on worsening health. The study found that, regardless of country or demographics, those with depression and a chronic disease had the worst health scores of anyone participating in the study. Unfortunately for many, depression is rarely considered as serious as illnesses that manifest themselves with physical symptoms. However, this research proves that depression is not only a…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/the-link-between-depression-and-disease/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/the-link-between-depression-and-disease/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/the-link-between-depression-and-disease/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/the-link-between-depression-and-disease/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-health/">her-health</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-news/">her-news</a><br /><br /> </P>