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The Cellular Link Between Mental Illness and Metabolic Disease

A Harvard psychiatrist argues that mitochondrial dysfunction underlies both.

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Atage 33, Tom had spent most of his adult life struggling with schizoaffective disorder. He experienced daily hallucinations and delusions and was plagued by anxiety and depression.

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Markham Heid

I’m a long-time contributor at TIME and other media orgs. I write mostly about health, behavior, and psychology. I’m from Michigan but I live in Germany.

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