How major medical conditions predict depression risk. Valley News/Epoch Health
The population-based Danish study tracked more than 6.5 million people from 1995 to 2022
Zena le RouxThe Epoch TimesPeople diagnosed with medical conditions face a higher risk of major depressive disorder, especially in the critical months after diagnosis.“A diagnosis can disrupt everything—your sense of identity, your sense of safety, and even who you thought you’d be in the future. It can feel like grief, like mourning the version of you that existed before,” Dr. Sulagna Misra, an integrative medicine doctor, told The Epoch Times.However, why is the risk of depression so high, what’s driving it, and what kind of support—both medical and personal—can make a difference in the early stages?Disease predicts mental healthA large-scale, population-based
