People with multiple mental disorders may age several years faster, study finds
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Kristen Rogers, CNN
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(CNN) People with mental disorders have been found to be at higher risk of developing age-related diseases, but not necessarily at greater risk of aging faster until now.
Experiencing mental disorders early in life may lead to poorer physical health and accelerated aging in adulthood, found a study published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.
Study participants who had a greater variety and persistence of mental disorder symptoms in adulthood or high general psychopathology scores were aging faster biologically by a factor of about 5.3 years between ages 26 and 45 compared to participants with the lowest scores. The disorders the higher-risk individuals experienced when they were younger included mainly anxiety, depression, substance misuse and schizophrenia.
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