It is normal for a physical ailment to affect mental health, but the opposite also happens, since the human body does not differentiate between what affects what.
Studies from the Stanford University School of Medicine in the mid-20th century revealed that women whose depression decreased lived longer than those whose depression worsened, writes the health columnist for .
The studies cited by Brody allow us to conclude that “The brain is closely connected to the body and the body to the brain.” and therefore the body can react to mental stress as if it were physical stresssays David Spiegel, co-author of said report.
Dr. Spiegel explains that not recognizing that mental problems can be reflected in physical ailments and, for this reason, it is very difficult to find the causes of certain diseases and ignore chronic emotional discomfort, despite tests such as those already mentioned.
The ‘Times’ columnist also warns that one of the Unwanted side effects of mental disorders that lead to ailments for the body are that they can end up in bad habits and the consumption of harmful substances.like drugs and alcohol, a way of ‘screaming’, from the unconscious, that there is a problem.
The portal defines the depression such as feeling sad, melancholic, unhappy, dejected or broken down by longer periods and more frequent of what it is considered normal or tolerable.
Clinical depression is a mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or frustration interfere with daily life for a few weeks or longer and, if caught early, can be treated with therapy.