Health
Mentally ill kids become less healthy adults – EurekAlert
A new pair of studies from a Duke research team’s long-term work in New Zealand make the case that early-life mental health problems can lead to physical diseases…
DURHAM, N.C. — A new pair of studies from a Duke research team’s long-term work in New Zealand make the case that mental health struggles in early life can lead to poorer physical health and advanced aging in adulthood.
But because mental health problems peak early in life and can be identified, the researchers say that more investment in prompt mental health care could be used to prevent later diseases and lower societal healthcare costs.
“The same people who experience psychiatric conditions…
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