Dr. Philip Muskin in Everyday Health

Depression does more than affect your mental health. It also affects your physical health and raises the risk for health problems from heart disease to osteoporosis. Recognizing that depression is a medical illness requiring treatment is the first step to reducing the health risks associated with depression, says Philip Muskin, MD, a professor of psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City.
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