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World J Clin Cases. Aug 16, 2014; 2(8): 332-337
Published online Aug 16, 2014. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i8.332
Metabolic syndrome and childhood trauma: Also comorbidity and complication in mood disorder
Sermin Kesebir
Sermin Kesebir, Erenköy Mental and Neurological Disease Training and Research Hospital, Kadıköy, İstanbul 34216, Turkey
Author contributions: Kesebir S contributed to this paper.
Correspondence to: Sermin Kesebir, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Erenköy Mental and Neurological Disease Training and Research Hospital, Sinan Ercan C. N: 29, Kadıköy, İstanbul 34216, Turkey. serminkesebir@hotmail.com
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Received: April 9, 2014
Revised: May 20, 2014
Accepted: June 18, 2014
Published online: August 16, 2014
Core Tip

Core tip: Psychiatric and medical diseases have a two-way relationship, and may have some effects on each other’s clinical appearance and clinical course, treatment options and choices as they affect the possibility of keeping links to carry the etiologic causes. The lifespan of people with serious and chronic disorders, such as mood disorder, decrease by 30% because of untreated medical diseases.