Childhood depression closely linked to diseases, early death, study says
Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Children with depression are at significantly increased risk for diseases linked to mental health issues and early death, according to a study published Wednesday by JAMA Psychiatry. The analysis of more than a million people treated in Sweden for depression as children found that men and women who were depressed during their youth were six times as likely to die at a young age, the data showed. Advertisement In addition, childhood depression suffers had an eight times higher risk for developing sleep disorders in adulthood, according to the researchers. This could include trouble sleeping or excessive daytime sleepiness, a disorder that causes sufferers to fall asleep during daytime hours, the researchers said. "Depressed children and teenagers have an increased risk of ...
