A new study has revealed that depression can maximize the chances of kidney failure. The study was conducted by the Department of Medical Psychology and Neuropsychology at the University of Tilburg, the Netherlands.

According to Dr. Willem Kop, the lead author of this study, the research was conducted over a periods of 10 years and it had involved around 5,785 people who were 65 years and above. Researchers found that their kidney function was proper at the beginning of the study.

Dr. Kop explained that earlier studies found that depression takes toll on health and it leads to heart problems. But this recent study has proved that people who suffer from depressive symptoms are at the risk of acute kidney problem or kidney failure.

During this prolonged period of study, researchers found out that depression highly affects the kidney function which results in acute kidney injury or acute kidney failure. People who go under severe depression are more likely to suffer from kidney failure. Not only that, depression is responsible for maximizing the number of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Now the researchers are doing more vast study on the subject in order to find out critical factors which can properly explain why kidney failure is related to depression.