<i>Depression can be as deadly as smoking</i>
Beware, depression can be as deadly as smoking.
This finding is based on a unique link between a survey of over 60,000 people and a comprehensive mortality database.
Researchers from University of Bergen (Norway) and Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King's College in London have found that mortality risk increased almost equally among depressed people and smokers.
Robert Stewart, who led the research team at IoP, said that 'more attention should be paid to this link (depression) because the association persisted after adjusting for many other factors.
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