Projections indicate that cardiovascular disease and depression will top the list of global disability causes soon, so the urgency for targeted interventions is evident, writes Dr Mosima Mabunda.
Projections indicate that cardiovascular disease and depression will top the list of global disability causes soon, so the urgency for targeted interventions is evident. I spoke to Prof Renata Schoeman, a general psychiatrist and associate professor in Leadership at the University of Stellenbosch Business School, about this. She says studies show patients with major depressive disorder have a 64% higher risk of eventually developing coronary heart disease.
Her view on the importance of lifestyle changes, looking at depression, is supported by findings of a Vitality study by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the University of Cape Town. It found that one in five cases of depression in women could be prevented if physical activity increased by walking just an extra 5,000 steps a week. In addition, moderate to severe symptoms of depression are 4.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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