标题:5PhysicalSignsYouMayBeDepressed source:psychcentral丨byThereseJ。Borchard 翻译请保留原文链接哦 欲翻译的小伙伴,可评论领稿,并把已完成的译文发在自己的心理圈or个人主页的日志内。请领稿的小伙伴,尽量在一个星期内完成翻译,谢谢!! Dothesequestionssoundfamiliar? Areyoutiredorfatigued? Doyouhavetroublefallingasleep? Doyouhavelittleinterestindoingthingsyouonceenjoyed? Doyoufeelsad,depressed,orhopeless? Theyaretypicalquestionsaskedbyadoctor(psychiatrist,generalpractitioner,gynecologist)orprovidedinaquestionnairetoscreenfordepression。However,youcouldbesnoozinglikeababy,performingatworkjustfine,andtrainingforamarathononlytohavesomereallybadbackpainthatwon’tgoaway。 Coulditbedepression? Yes。 InastudypublishedinDialoguesinClinicalNeuroscience,69percentofpersonswhometthecriteriafordepressionconsultedadoctorforachesandpains。Mooddisorderscanshowupinsurprisingsymptomslikemigraines,bloating,backaches,orjointpain。 Moreover,theseachesandpainsdon’tgoawayandcangetdownrightdangerousifthedepressionisn’ttreated。A2007Norwegianstudyfoundthatthoseparticipantswithsignificantdepressionsymptomshadahigherriskofdeathfrommostmajorcauses,includingheartdisease,stroke,respiratoryillnesses,andconditionsofthenervoussystem。 Herearesomeofthemostcommonphysicalsymptomsassociatedwithdepression: 1。Migraines AccordingtoLisaK。Mannix,MD,aboardcertifiedneurologistinCincinnatiwhospecializesinthetreatmentofheadaches,asmanyas40percentofpeoplewithmigrainehavecomorbiddepression。Thereisstrongevidence,shesays,linkingmigrainewithavarietyofcomorbidpsychiatricandsomaticdisorders,fromstroketoanxietydisorder。A2009studyattheUniversityofManitoba,showedthat11percentofparticipantswhosufferedfrommigrainesalsoexperiencedoneormorekindsofmooddisorder,rangingfrommajordepressiontopanicdisorder。 2。JointPain Accordingtoonestudy,peoplewithfibromyalgiaare3。4timesmorelikelytohavemajordepressionthanpeoplewithoutfibromyalgia。It’sunderstandablethatsomeonewithchronicjointpainwouldgetdepressedwhenclimbingthestairshurts,andsodoesbendingdowntofillthedogbowl。However,what’sinterestingisthatthestiffness,inflammation,anddamagetothejointcartilagemayactuallybesymptomsofthedepression(aswellascausingthemooddips)。 3。DigestiveProblems IwishIhadbeenawareoftheconnectionbetweendigestiveproblemsbloating,constipation,irribowelsanddepressionwhenIwasayounggirlbecauseIwouldhavepursuedtreatmentforbothanxietyanddepressionbeforehittingbottomincollege。InsteadIusedlaxativesandotheroverthecounterremediesthatonlyworsenedmycondition。 Thenervoussystemofourintestinesissocomplexithasanestimated500millionneuronsthatneuroscientistsoftenrefertothegutasthesecondbrain。Infact,thenervecellsinourgutmanufacture80to90percentofourbody’sserotonin。That’smorethanourbrainmakes。IfyouareapersonwhohasstruggledwithstomachanddigestionissueslikeIhave,youmightbesurprisedtolearnthatsomedepressionandanxietysymptomscanberelievedbytendingtothegutandfeedingitorganismstherightkindofbacteriainaprobioticthatkeepithappy。 Also,watchoutforfoodsthatstimulateinflammationofthebrain(whichfeelslikedepression),suchasglutenandsugar。ThesefoodsmightnotshowuponanIgAbloodtestforallergies(whichmeasureresponseslikeswellingandbreathingdifficulties),butthatdoesn’tmeanyourbodylikesthem。Youmayverywellbeintolerant,whichcouldcausesymptomsofanxietyanddepression。RenownedneurologistDavidPerlmutter,MD,pointsoutinhisbestsellerGrainBrainthatpeoplewhosufferfrommooddisordersalsotendtobeglutensensitive,andviceversa。Depressionisfoundinasmanyas52percentofglutensensitiveindividuals。 4。ChestPain Volumesofresearchhaverevealedtheintimateconnectionbetweendepressionandcardiovascularhealth。AccordingtotheNationalInstituteofMentalHealth,3in20Americanswithheartdiseaseexperiencedepressioncomparedtothe1in20averageofpeoplewithoutheartdisease。Patientswithheartdiseasewhoaredepressedtendtohavemorecardiacsymptomsthanthosewhoarenotdepressed。AstudypublishedinthejournalCirculationfoundthatpeoplewithheartfailurewhoaremoderatelyorseverelydepressedhavefourtimestheriskforearlydeath,anddoubletheriskforbeinghospitalized,comparedtothosewhoarenotdepressed。Evenpeoplewithmildsymptomsofdepressionhadalmosta60percentincreasedriskfordeath。 Recentstudiesshowthat,justaspersonswithcoronaryheartdiseaseareathighriskfordepression,thosewithdepressionareatriskforcoronaryheartdisease。Depressionandanxietyaffectheartrhythms,increasebloodpressure,elevateinsulinandcholesterollevels,andraiselevelsofstresshormones。Chestpainandarapidheartbeatcouldverywellbesymptomsofbothanxietyanddepression。 5。BackPain Backpainisalsocommoninpeoplewithanxietyandmooddisorders。Ihaveabsolutelynoscientificdatatosupportthisclaim,butInoticethatIslouchalotwhenIfeelbad。Slouchingthenleadstobackpain。Thediscomfortalsomayinvolveachesorstiffnessupanddownthespine,sharppainintheneck,upperback,orlowerback。Thisiswherepeoplecarrymostoftheirtension。Allthestressthroughoutthedayisheldhostageintheareasoftheneckandshoulders。Thisiswhyifyoucanaffordit(Ican’tsoIdon’tknowwhyI’mrecommendingthis),regularmassagescanhelptopreventdepression,oratleastkeepitfromworseningintoamajordepressiveepisode。Atonepoint,Iusedmytherapymoneyforamassageonceamonth。BecauseIwasn’tinthatcriticalstagewhereyouneedtocryinfrontofsomeoneforanhour,Ibelievethemassagewasmorehelpful。Itrelievedsomeofmystress,whichissooftenmyproblem。