METABOLIC SYNDROME - DEPRESSION -ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOUR: CAUSE-AND-EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome continues to grow currently but the syndrome causes and pathogenesis are unclear. It is legitimate to study this syndrome in terms of psychosomatic medicine. It is required to give attention to risk factors such as addictive behavior (alcohol abuse, smoking, disturbed eating behavior) and disorder of affective spectrum (depressive manifestations) which have potentiative effects in X-syndrome formation to generate vicious circle.