Depression is a result of inflammation caused by the body's immune system, according to psychologists at the University of California in Los Angeles. Researchers found that a family of proteins called cytokines sets off inflammation in the body, and switches the brain into sickness mode.
During the study it was seen that both cytokines and inflammation flare up during depressive episodes and these levels drop off during the remission period in people with bipolar disorder. Healthy people can also be temporarily put into a depressed and anxious state with a vaccine that causes a spike in inflammation.
Depression
Depression is one of the most common mental disorders affecting approximately 340 million people in the world. No one is immune from depression - it occurs in people of all social classes, all countries and all cultural settings.
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Researcher George Slavich said, "Depression does involve psychology, but it also involves equal parts of biology and physical health."
Source: Medindia
Adolescent Depression
Adolescent depression is an ailment that occurs during the teenage characterized by persistent melancholy, disappointment and loss of self-esteem.
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 Clinical DepressionClinical Depression is a serious medical condition that affects majority of people at some point in their lives. Symptoms of clinical depression include sleep disorder, loss of appetite. | Advertisement
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Depression Symptom Evaluation
Depression occurs due to alterations in the levels of neurotransmitters in the brain.
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