- Oxford Library of Psychology
- The Oxford Handbook of Depression and Comorbidity
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About the Editors
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)
- From Comorbidity to Constructs: Recurring and Emergent Issues in Modeling Comorbidity
- Examining the Comorbidity Between Depression and the Anxiety Disorders From the Perspective of the Quadripartite Model
- Depressive Disorders, Comorbidity Issues, and Assessment Strategies
- Depression and Comorbidity with Panic Disorder
- Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Comorbidity
- Comorbidity of Social Anxiety Disorder and Depression
- Important Issues in Understanding Comorbidity Between Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder
- Depression and Alcohol Use
- Eating Disorders
- Comorbidity of Depression and Conduct Disorder
- Depression and Comorbidity: Personality Disorder
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Schizophrenia
- Suicide
- Comorbidity of Bipolar Disorder and Depression
- Depression and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Cancer and Depression
- Pain
- Obesity
- Sleep Disorders and Depression
- Multiple Sclerosis
- HIV/AIDS and Depression
- Depression in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Context for Comorbidity
- Depression in Dementia Syndromes
- Women’s Health: Comorbidity of Depression and Type 2 Diabetes, Fibromyalgia, and Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Intimate Relationships
- Family Relationships, Emotional Processes, and Adolescent Depression
- Perinatal Depression
- Multidisciplinary Treatments and Medications for Depressive Disorders and Comorbidity
- The Role of Community- and Home-Based Interventions in Late-Life Depression
- Treatment of Depressive Disorders and Comorbidity in Ethnic Minority Groups
- Psychosocial Interventions for Depressed Breast Cancer Patients
- Cognitive Therapy for Comorbid Depression
- The Big Picture
- Epilogue
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies indicate a positive association between obesity and depression. While some evidence suggests that depression is a risk factor for obesity, other findings indicate that obesity is a risk factor for depression. Therefore the directionality of this relationship remains unclear. Alternatively, there may be common mediating biological or environmental contributors accounting for this association. Potential biological mediators include dysregulation of the HPA axis, leptin resistance, and inflammatory immune responses. Environmental and psychological mediators may include a history of abuse and binge eating. It is also possible that the association between obesity and depression is most pronounced among particular subsets of individuals (e.g., women, those with more severe obesity). A better understanding of this depression-obesity association is needed to guide treatment recommendations for obese clients with comorbid depression. Future research is also needed to determine who is most vulnerable to experiencing comorbid depression and obesity.
Keywords: obesity, depression, comorbid depression, treatment recommendations
Gareth R. Dutton, Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Belinda L. Needham, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Oxford Library of Psychology
- The Oxford Handbook of Depression and Comorbidity
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About the Editors
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)
- From Comorbidity to Constructs: Recurring and Emergent Issues in Modeling Comorbidity
- Examining the Comorbidity Between Depression and the Anxiety Disorders From the Perspective of the Quadripartite Model
- Depressive Disorders, Comorbidity Issues, and Assessment Strategies
- Depression and Comorbidity with Panic Disorder
- Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Comorbidity
- Comorbidity of Social Anxiety Disorder and Depression
- Important Issues in Understanding Comorbidity Between Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder
- Depression and Alcohol Use
- Eating Disorders
- Comorbidity of Depression and Conduct Disorder
- Depression and Comorbidity: Personality Disorder
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Schizophrenia
- Suicide
- Comorbidity of Bipolar Disorder and Depression
- Depression and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Cancer and Depression
- Pain
- Obesity
- Sleep Disorders and Depression
- Multiple Sclerosis
- HIV/AIDS and Depression
- Depression in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Context for Comorbidity
- Depression in Dementia Syndromes
- Women’s Health: Comorbidity of Depression and Type 2 Diabetes, Fibromyalgia, and Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Intimate Relationships
- Family Relationships, Emotional Processes, and Adolescent Depression
- Perinatal Depression
- Multidisciplinary Treatments and Medications for Depressive Disorders and Comorbidity
- The Role of Community- and Home-Based Interventions in Late-Life Depression
- Treatment of Depressive Disorders and Comorbidity in Ethnic Minority Groups
- Psychosocial Interventions for Depressed Breast Cancer Patients
- Cognitive Therapy for Comorbid Depression
- The Big Picture
- Epilogue
- Index
