Combinations Of Chronic Illnesses Could Double Risk Of Depression

Some combinations of illnesses could more than double the likelihood of a future depression diagnosis, according to a recent study. In the highest-risk groups, about one in 12 people developed depression over the next 10 years, compared with about one in 25 people without physical conditions. Among people with multiple chronic conditions and “very extensive morbidity,” the likelihood of depression was 2.42 times higher than for people without that grouping of chronic conditions. The incidence of depression diagnosis was slightly higher, but the association was weaker, for other chronic condition groups: For healthy people with rhinitis, the likelihood . . .