Children with Cushing Syndrome May have Higher Suicide Risk

NIH study finds that depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts increase after treatment

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016.  Children with Cushing syndrome may be at higher risk for suicide as well as for depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions long after their disease has been successfully treated, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

Cushing syndromeresults from high levels of the hormone cortisol. Long-term complications of the syndrome include obesity,…