Tag: "depression"

Depression associated with obesity and vice versa.

Depression associated with obesity and vice versa.

According to Archives of General Psychiatry, obesity is associated with an increased risk of depress and depression is also associated with an increased risk of developing risk. Floriana S luppino one of the researcher, Leiden University analyzed the previously published studies involving 58745 participants that examined the relationship between obesity and depression.They found bidirectional association [...]

Mar 02, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Recurrent Abdominal Pain .

Recurrent Abdominal Pain .

A 51-year-old woman presents to an outpatient surgical consultation for abdominal pain. She first noted the pain 9 months ago. She states that the pain occurs about every 3-4 weeks, and that each episode lasts 2-3 days at a time. The pain is described as “excruciating” when it occurs, causing her to double over, and [...]

Jan 18, 2010 | 4 comments | View Post