In the Featured Study Investigating the Link Between Depression and Heart

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Multiple Choice

In the Featured Study investigating the link between depression and heart disease the results suggest that

• A) the stress of living with heart disease may cause the onset of depression
• B) depression and heart disease are not correlated with each other
• C) the emotional dysfunction of depression may cause heart disease
• D) depression and heart disease are both caused by the negative effects of smoking

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