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March 17, 2010
Asthmatics More Than Twice As Likely To Have Depression, Anxiety Than Non-Asthmatics.
HealthDay (3/4, Gordon) reported that, according to a study published in the March issue of the journal Chest, "people with asthma are more than twice as likely to have depression or anxiety as people who don't have the" condition.
After reviewing "data from 186,738 adults who had participated in the US National Health Interview Survey between 2001 and 2007," CDC researchers found that "among all of the study participants, the average prevalence of serious psychological distress was three percent, but in people with asthma, the rate of serious psychological distress was 7.5 percent."
Related Links:
- People With Asthma More Likely to Be Depressed
," Serena Gordon, HealthDay, March 4, 2010.
Posted by admin at March 17, 2010 08:32 PM