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A U.S. study reported that depression became more common between 2005 and 2015. The rise was faster for young people than for older adults. The study also found growing gaps in depression rates for vulnerable groups. The authors say we do not yet know a single cause and that more…
This study followed 6,112 Chinese adults aged 45 and older across three survey waves (2011–2016). It found that people with depressive symptoms at the start, and especially those whose symptoms persisted across the first two waves, had higher odds of being diagnosed with anemia later. For example, baseline depressive symptoms…
