Chronic stress: Can it cause depression?

Q.	Can chronic stress cause depression? No name / No state given see response Mayo Clinic psychiatrist Daniel Hall-Flavin, M.D., and colleagues answer select questions from readers.

All Stress Q&As:

• Anxiety: When is it a problem?
• Chronic stress: Can it cause depression?
• Early miscarriage: Is stress a factor?
• Heart palpitations: A cause for concern?
• Normal stress vs. adjustment disorder: What's the difference?



• Stress and hair loss: Are they related?
• Stress and weight gain: Is there a connection?
• Ulcers and stress: Is there a connection?

Search for Q&As by Topic

Can't find an answer?
Submit a question

© 1998-2008 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. All rights reserved.