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Edited by Jogin H. Thakore. 239 pp. Petersfield, United Kingdom, Wrightson Biomedical, 2001. $80. ISBN 1-87181-644-0.

At a time when seemingly irreconcilable global conflicts, daily threats of terrorism, and continuous reports of violence against children have pushed environmental stress past the boiling point, it should be no surprise that rates of depression and other stress-related illnesses have soared. This is hardly a trivial problem, since depression itself may have serious consequences.

Physical Consequences of Depression is a well-documented exploration of the links between depression and a variety of physical illnesses. Although the evidence of associations between depression and cardiovascular disease and diabetes is the strongest, data are also presented suggesting links with osteoporosis, human immunodeficiency virus . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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