Can Obesity Cause Depression? A Pseudo-panel Analysis

Can Obesity Cause Depression? A Pseudo-panel Analysis

OBJECTIVES The US ranks ninth in obesity in the world, and approximately 7% of US adults experience major depressive disorder. Social isolation due to the stigma attached to obesity might trigger depression. METHODS This paper examined the impact of obesity on depression. To overcome the endogeneity problem, we constructed pseudopanel data using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System ...

Depression can beget obesity can beget depression.

aDepartment of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge *Corresponding author: Richard J. Wurtman, MD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Bldg 46-5023, Cambridge, MA 02139 ([email protected]). J Clin Psychiatry 2015;76(12):e1619–e1621 dx.doi.org/10.4088/JCP.15com10380 © Copyright 2015 Physicians Postgraduate Press,...

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