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Research Shows Close Ties Between Mental, Physical Health

NPR
Published March 17, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

Frank Browning reports on research that may dispute the centuries-old theory that the source of depression is in the brain. The new findings suggest that physical health may play a bigger role in determining one's psychological well-being.

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