Somatic diseases cause or aggravate depression Certain diseases can manifest as depression early, i.e. depression is a mental symptom of somatic diseases, such as Uganda typhoid, mucinous edema, pernicious anemia, hypothyroidism, etc. In addition, somatic diseases make patients feel nervous, and emotional tension makes somatic diseases aggravate or turn chronic, so that patients will be more stressed, the two interact with each other, whether the remission of somatic diseases can reduce the pain of emotional disorders, depends on the situation of patients before the onset of somatic diseases. The presence of depression before the onset of somatic illness, poor treatment of somatic illness or inappropriate treatment can cause a relapse of depression or poor treatment of depression. Depression can trigger or contribute to somatic disorders Somatic disorders can be a direct result of affective disorders; for example, depression can trigger myocardial infarction, and depression-induced migraines are often seen in clinical practice.