Those who reported having any mental illness or a major depressive episode were more likely than others to have high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma, heart disease, and stroke, according to a report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.Remarkably- they don't even default to the psychosomatic assumption-
Those with a serious mental illness were more likely to have high blood pressure, asthma, and stroke, and individuals with any of the conditions more frequently visited the emergency department or required hospitalization than individuals without self-reported mental illness.
The findings are consistent with prior studies looking at the link between mental and physical health.
"It is not clear if one condition precedes another or how other factors, such as the use of certain medications for one condition, may intervene in the relationships with other conditions," the authors noted.All very well and good. You're right about this correlative study
They also pointed out that the cross-sectional data cannot be used to establish causality.
But there is TONS of evidence that the infections come first. Don't pretend there isn't.
Those crazy days are over.
THE PATHOLOGY ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS COMES FIRST.
