There is a bidirectional interaction between biological aging and the development of mental illness.
More rapid biological aging is associated with increased risk of developing certain psychiatric illnesses.
Therapeutic strategies to slow biological aging may decrease the development of some psychiatric disorders.Anthony Zannas recently published a provocative JAMA Psychiatry commentary entitled “Biological Aging and Mental Illness, A Vicious Cycle?” The concepts presented in this article are important to consider.The body may age faster or slower than predicted from a person’s chronologic age. The pace of biological aging is influenced by many stressors, which affect lifespan.
They subsequently followed these individuals for six months to determine how many developed PTSD. Study participants were divided into three groups: the third with the largest difference between biological age and chronological age ; those in the middle third; and those with the smallest difference between biological age and chronological age.
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