There is a bidirectional relationship between depression and chronic medical disorders. The
adverse health risk behaviors and psychobiological changes associated with depression …

Due to the aging of the US population, healthcare providers will be called upon to diagnose
and treat patients with chronic medical illness with increasing frequency. This paper will …

Background. Depression is much more prevalent among those with chronic medical
conditions compared to the general population of the United States. Depression is …

Patients with chronic medical illness have a high prevalence of major depressive illness.
Major depression may decrease the ability to habituate to the aversive symptoms of chronic …

Objective: To identify the growing significance of depression as a global leading cause of
years lost to disability and its role as a major independent risk factor in many chronic …

Depression is one of the most common comorbidities of many chronic medical diseases
including cancer and cardiovascular, metabolic, inflammatory and neurological disorders …

The functional impairment associated with depression contributes significantly to the
economic burden of chronic medical illness. Depression also is becoming recognized as a …

Objectives: To review recent findings on the epidemiology, burden, diagnosis, comorbidity,
and treatment of depression, particularly in general medical settings; to delineate barriers to …

Depression, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes are among the most common chronic
illnesses affecting an aging population. Depression is treatable in patients with medical …

Background. In patients with chronic medical conditions, depression can be viewed as an
expected reaction to illness or an independent condition requiring active treatment. We …