Comments on: The Mind-Body Connection: Depression and Its Effects On Physical Health http://www.PsychologyLounge.com/2007/04/17/the-mind-body-connection-depression-and-its-effects-on-physical-health/ by Dr. Andrew Gottlieb (650) 324-2666 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:33:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lounge Wizard http://www.PsychologyLounge.com/2007/04/17/the-mind-body-connection-depression-and-its-effects-on-physical-health/#comment-54 Lounge Wizard Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:24:40 +0000 http://www.psychologylounge.com/?p=20#comment-54 <p>I'd say that almost everyone over 40, especially men, should be on baby aspirin daily, even if not depressed.</p> <p>If someone has risk factors for heart disease or stroke, then depression just increases the risk, and aspirin therapy would decrease it. So a young depressed person of 25 wouldn't need to consider aspirin therapy, but a 55 year old man should. Thanks for the question.</p> I’d say that almost everyone over 40, especially men, should be on baby aspirin daily, even if not depressed.

If someone has risk factors for heart disease or stroke, then depression just increases the risk, and aspirin therapy would decrease it. So a young depressed person of 25 wouldn’t need to consider aspirin therapy, but a 55 year old man should. Thanks for the question.

]]> By: Brother Dan http://www.PsychologyLounge.com/2007/04/17/the-mind-body-connection-depression-and-its-effects-on-physical-health/#comment-53 Brother Dan Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:49:48 +0000 http://www.psychologylounge.com/?p=20#comment-53 Does the data suggest that all depressed people should be on Aspirin therapy to decrease platelet aggregation and clotting? Does the data suggest that all depressed people should be on Aspirin therapy to decrease platelet aggregation and clotting?

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