Slideshow: Physical Symptoms of Depression
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Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine: "Heart disease and depression: Don't Ignore the relationship."
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UC Berkeley University Health Services: "Clinical Depression."
Harvard Health Publications: "Depression and pain," "Depression and pain," "Exercise and Depression."
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Anxiety Disorders Association of America: "Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)."
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Stanford School of Medicine: "Digestive problems early in life may increase risk for depression, study suggests"
National Headache Foundation: "Depression and Headache," "Depression Linked to Daily Head Pain."
University of California, Berkeley, Health Services: "Tension Headache Fact Sheet."
National Mental Health Association: "Eating Disorders and Depression."
Mental Health America: "Depression in Women."
Science Daily: "Depression Can Lead to Back Pain."
American Family Physician: "Depression and sexual desire."
Cleveland Clinic: "Sexual Problems and Depression."
American Psychological Association: "Exercise Helps Keep Your Psyche Fit."
Reviewed by Joseph Goldberg, MD on July 13, 2015
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