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The relationship between blood pressure and depression is complex and potentially bidirectional, requiring further large-scale prospective studies to clarify causal pathways.
The relationship between blood pressure and depression is complex and potentially bidirectional, requiring further prospective research to clarify causal pathways.
The topic of blood pressure and depression is an old question. Depression is common in the elderly population (Sun, School- ing, Chan, Ho, & Lam, 2011). Although several epidemiologic studies have assessed the relationship between low blood pres- sure and depressive symptoms in geriatric populations, the results have been inconsistent. Depressive symptoms used to be been considered a risk factor associated with development of hypertension (Hildrum, Romild, & Holmen, 2011).
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Mu et al. (2013) conducted an editorial in Depression and Blood Pressure. Blood pressure was evaluated. The relationship between blood pressure and depression is complex and potentially bidirectional, requiring further large-scale prospective studies to clarify causal pathways.
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