Medical Product Guide» ScienceDaily http://blog.medicalproductguide.com A comprehensive guide to medical products for medical professionals Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:36:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Journal shows possible tie between depression and bone metabolism http://blog.medicalproductguide.com/2009/01/19/journal-shows-possible-tie-between-depression-and-bone-metabolism/ http://blog.medicalproductguide.com/2009/01/19/journal-shows-possible-tie-between-depression-and-bone-metabolism/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:27:26 +0000 Melissa Chang http://www.medicalproductguide.com/blog/2009/01/19/journal-shows-possible-tie-between-depression-and-bone-metabolism/ Image of journalA study in the current issue of the European Journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics reveals that the association between psychiatric illness, in particular depression, and osteoporosis has been the subject of a growing body of research yielding various findings, although most identify some effect on bone.

In addition to medication-related processes and/or modifiable lifestyle factors associated with mood disturbances, endocrine and immune alteration secondary to depression may play a pathogenetic role in bone metabolism.

Additional longitudinal studies, with the advantage of temporal sequencing, remain to be conducted, as well as research into potential mechanisms surrounding the association. Nevertheless, the current findings are of clinical relevance, given the health burden of both depression and osteoporosis.

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