The five risk factors for depressionDiet has the strongest association with depression, says Dr Joanna Dipnall. SALLY TAGG/NZGARDENER Regular consumption of leafy greens is associated with a reduced risk for depression. There is not currently a reliable index for depression, so for her PhD Dipnall developed The Risk Index for Depression (RID), published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. "Previous research I did found bowel symptoms came out as one of the strongest risk factors for depression," Dipnall says. This is because data was not available for other significant risk factors like stressful or traumatic life events.

Source: Stuff October 17, 2017 03:56 UTC