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NPR's Shots has an article discussing the correlation between infections and depression and other mental illness:
Late last year, [associate professor] Turhan Canli published a paper [...] asserting that depression should be thought of as an infectious disease. "Depressed patients act physically sick," says Canli. "They're tired, they lose their appetite, they don't want to get out of bed." He notes that while Western medicine practitioners tend to focus on the psychological symptoms of depression, in many non-Western cultures, patients who would qualify for a depression diagnosis report primarily physical symptoms, in part because of the stigmatization of mental illness.
"The idea that depression is caused simply by changes in serotonin is not panning out. We need to think about other possible causes and treatments for psychiatric disorders," says Canli.
His assertion that depression results from infection might seem far-fetched, or at least premature, but there are some data to bolster his claim.
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by Snotnose on Tuesday October 27 2015, @11:42PM
Does "inflammation of my penis" count?
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 28 2015, @12:22AM
Perhaps, take a look at the walls of your parents basement under blacklight and tell us.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 28 2015, @01:07AM
Priapism [wikipedia.org] is a dangerous medical condition.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Wednesday October 28 2015, @02:41AM
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