Depression or anxiety in young adult males, ages 18 or 19, is linked to a 20 percent greater risk of having a heart attack in middle age, according to a new Swedish study from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2020.The link can be partly explained by poorer stress resilience and lower physical fitness among teens with mental disorders.“Be vigilant and look for signs of stress, depression or anxiety that is beyond the normal teenage angst: seek help if there seems to be a persistent problem — telephone helplines may be particularly helpful during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said study author Dr.
Cecilia Bergh of Örebro University in Sweden.“If a healthy lifestyle is encouraged as early as possible in childhood and adolescence it.
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