Mental Health Disorders Linked to Diabetes Risk

Mental Health Disorders Linked to Diabetes Risk. Common mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety are strongly linked to an increased risk for obesity and diabetes — an association that grows stronger as individuals age, new research suggests. The authors report that the excess risk for obesity in the presence of mental disorders increased with age. At age 70 years, 35% of participants who had common mental health disorders were obese compared with 27% of those without mental disorders. British Journal of Psychiatry, August 2009