Do Infections Cause Depression, Anxiety, And Other Psychiatric Diseases?
Summary
- Psychiatric and mental health conditions and the connection with infections
- How the gut, brain inflammation, and microglia activation can all contribute to mental health disorders
- Post-infection cross-reactive autoimmunity against structures in the brain as a root cause for many mental health issues
- Testing for how to assess whether infection may be playing a role in mental health and mood
- Treatment options to reduce infectious load and regulate the immune system
- Can brain autoimmunity change with treatment and if so is brain function restored and mental health improved?
- The future of cutting edge treatments and where psychiatry is going as the field evolves
