Mental Illness Linked to Higher Heart Disease Risk and Shorter Lives

The Kansas City Globe e-Edition
A sweeping review published in The Lancet Regional Health—Europe has drawn a direct line between mental health disorders and cardiovascular disease (CVD), showing that individuals living with psychiatric conditions face not only a higher risk of heart problems but also a shorter life expectancy. The paper, authored by researchers from Emory University, the University of Copenhagen, the Univer...

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