People suffering from depression may have a higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease. This is according to a study published in the journal Neurology.
In the past, depression has been linked to numerous other disorders. Earlier this year, Medical News Today reported on a study suggesting that depression doubles the risk of stroke in middle-aged women.
But researchers from the Taipei Veterans General Hospital in Taiwan say their research suggests that depression is an independent risk factor for Parkinson's disease - a progressive disorder of the nervous system.
For the study, the researchers conducted an analysis of the medical records of 23,180 participants over a 10-year period. Of these, 4,463 patients had depression and 18,533 patients were controls.
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