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Thursday, July 06, 2006 2:12 PM
posted by R. Shock

Is Obesity Linked to Depression?

The stereotype of the "jolly fat person" may be nothing more than a figment of cultural imagination, according to Dr. Gregory Simon, a researcher with Group Health Cooperative in Seattle, a large nonprofit health plan in the Pacific Northwest.

Dr. Simon's study of more than 9,000 adults, published in the July issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, found that mood and anxiety disorders including depression were about 25 percent more common in the obese people studied than in the non-obese.

Conversely, obese people were about 25 percent less likely to abuse drugs or alcohol than slimmer participants.

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Rolf B. Gainer, Ph.D., Diplomate ABDA, is the Chief Executive Office at Brookhaven Hospital and the Vice President of Rehabilitation Institutes of America. Dr. Gainer has been involved in the design and operation of treatment programs since 1977.

Stephen Harnish, MD is the Medical Director of Brookhaven Hospital. Dr. Harnish is a member of the American Psychiatric Association and is well known in Oklahoma for his informative radio and television appearances.

Aric Thorpe, MHR, is Brookhaven Hospital's Pastoral Liaison Representative. He conducts the quarterly Minister's Lifeline series and provides mental health information to pastors and clergy.

Sarah McGee serves as the Community Education Provider for Brookhaven Hospital. She provides information on mental health and drug and alcohol treatment to healthcare professionals in Oklahoma and surrounding states.

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