The Association between Hypertension and Depression and Anxiety Disorders: Results from a Nationally-Representative Sample of South African Adults

Anna Grimsrud; Dan Joseph Stein; Soraya Seedat; David R. Williams; Landon Myer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0005552

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The Association between Hypertension and Depression and Anxiety Disorders: Results from a Nationally-Representative Sample of South African Adults

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Anna Grimsrud
Dan Joseph Stein
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Soraya Seedat

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These are the first population-based estimates to demonstrate an association between hypertension and mental disorders in sub-Saharan Africa. Further investigation is needed into role of traumatic life events in the aetiology of hypertension as well as the temporality of the association between hypertension and mental disorders.

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