The heart of the matter: in search of causal effects of depression on somatic diseases
Abstract The question of whether depression is a causal factor in somatic diseases remains unanswered despite decades of research. In an extensive umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses, Machado et al. (BMC Medicine 16:112, 2018) found significant associations between depression and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-08-01
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Series: | BMC Medicine |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-018-1144-1 |