Do depressive symptoms increase mortality in US adults?
Depressive symptoms have a graded positive association with mortality among US adults.
In this prospective cohort study of a nationally representative sample of US adults, there was a graded positive association between depressive symptoms and mortality. Public health efforts to improve awareness and treatment of depression and associated risk factors could support a comprehensive, nationwide strategy to reduce the burden of depression.
Zhang et al. (2023) studied this question.