Depression as a systemic disease
Karlsson, H.
Duodecim; Laaketieteellinen Aikakauskirja 128(6): 622-626
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0012-7183 PMID: 22506323 Document Number: 660296
Depression has traditionally been considered as a mental illness, because basic biological methods previously failed to reveal any associated somatic changes. New more sensitive methods have, however, revealed many kinds of biological changes associated with depression. Scientific research has shown that the categorical division into mind and body is not justified. Instead, depression can be considered a systemic illness due to the manifold associated biological changes predisposing to somatic diseases and worsening their prognosis.