Treating Metabolic Conditions May Resolve Depressive Symptoms
Metabolic abnormalities may underlie some treatment-resistant cases of depression— treatment can dramatically reduce depressive symptoms
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Metabolic abnormalities may underlie some treatment-resistant cases of depression— treatment can dramatically reduce depressive symptoms
Major depressive disorder affects 16.1 million adults in the United States and costs $210 billion annually. While the primary symptoms of depression are psychological, scientists and doctors have come to understand that depression is a complex disease with physical effects throughout the body.
<p>Researchers from University of California San Diego have found that people with depression and suicidal ideation have compounds in their blood that could help identify people at higher risk of becoming suicidal. They also found sex-based differences in how depression impacts metabolism.</p>