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Depression linked to older subjective age

Research has documented that subjective views of aging such as older subjective age and negative attitudes towards one's own aging are associated with negative health outcomes. A recent study estimating the relationship between subjective views on aging and physical, emotional and cognitive health, as well as specific diseases, found that the severity of affective health problems such as depression was the strongest risk factor for negative views.

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