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Study Links Depression To Higher Death Rate From All Causes Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Diabetes

Posted on September 30, 2008

September 30, 2008 (Press Release) - In a large group of Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes, depression was associated with a higher death rate from all causes during a two-year study period. The findings are published in the October 2008 Journal of General Internal Medicine. Lead author Dr. Wayne Katon, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington (UW), noted that previous research indicates that depression and diabetes is a potentially lethal mix among young to middle-aged patients. Depression also puts patients at greater risk of complications fro...

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