Can Obesity Cause Depression? A Pseudo-panel Analysis

• Published in: Journal of preventive medicine and public health Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 262 - 267
• Main Authors: Ha, Hyungserk, Han, Chirok, Kim, Beomsoo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Korean Society for Preventive Medicine 01.07.2017; 대한예방의학회
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Body Mass Index; Depression; Depressive Disorder, Major - diagnosis; Depressive Disorder, Major - etiology; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity; Obesity - complications; Obesity - diagnosis; Original; Risk Factors; Social Isolation; 예방의학; Body mass index; Obesity; Depression; Social isolation

The US ranks ninth in obesity in the world, and approximately 7% of US adults experience major depressive disorder. Social isolation due to the stigma attached to obesity might trigger depression. This paper examined the impact of obesity on depression. To overcome the endogeneity problem, we constr...