To what affect can negative mental health lead to physical health loss?

According to the Harvard Health Publications and Harvard Medical School, the line of mental health affecting physical health is being changed almost daily. But there has clearly been a distinct correlation between the two. A lot of times stress, depression, and anxiety to lead to physical  health issues without the person being affected even knowing it. The most common physical health affects that occur or those of sleep deprivation, lack of energy, and digestive disorder. Since I am a full time college student I like to relate everything I learn to an everyday situation for a college student. And in the case of mental health affecting physical health is a common factor for most students. There is a tremendous amount of stress that college students face daily. There are all types of situations in which the student is merely thinking failure is not an option. In classes most students are not concerned with what they actually learned but rather the grade they get from the class. In light of this students sacrifice sleep and stress relieving hobbies to accommodate for getting good grades. And when the desired results are not achieved many suffer from depression which lead to a lack of sleep, a lack of work being completed, which then leads to more stress built. It is almost a never ending circle for college students which is why it is common, and the college student level, to see mental health leading to physical health.

Edmund Allen Jr.

Work Cited: http://www.health.harvard.edu/category/emotional-well-being-and-mental-health