Teens With Depression, Bipolar Disorder Should Be Screened For Heart Disease, Experts Say

In more support of the intimate connection between heart and brain, the American Heart Association has published a statement, advising doctors and the public that teens with mood disorders like depression and bipolar appear to be at increased risk of markers of heart disease. There’s a lot of existing evidence to suggest that in older adults heart disease and depression are interlinked, but less evidence about how, if at all, depression may affect cardiovascular markers in young people. Now it seems that the connection may begin pretty early on. Treating mental health disorders in people of all ages is always important, but in kids and teens, whose bodies and brains are still developing, it may really be a non-negotiable.

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