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Review
. 2009 Feb;9(1):51-9.
doi: 10.1007/s11892-009-0010-0.

Metabolic syndrome and major depressive disorder: co-occurrence and pathophysiologic overlap

Roger S McIntyre  1 , Natalie L Rasgon, David E Kemp, Ha T Nguyen, Candy W Y Law, Valerie H Taylor, Hanna O Woldeyohannes, Mohammad T Alsuwaidan, Joanna K Soczynska, Byungsu Kim, Maria T Lourenco, Linda S Kahn, Benjamin I Goldstein
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Metabolic syndrome and major depressive disorder: co-occurrence and pathophysiologic overlap

Roger S McIntyre et al. Curr Diab Rep. 2009 Feb.

Abstract

The metabolic syndrome and its components are associated with depressive symptomatology. This article discusses the rate of co-occurrence and the points of pathophysiologic commonality between the metabolic syndrome and major depressive disorder.

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