Mood disorders frequently co-occur with medical diseases that involve inflammatory pathophysiologic mechanisms. Immune responses can affect the brain and might increase the risk of mood disorders, but longitudinal studies of comorbidity are lacking, according to the study’s abstract. Researchers from Denmark's Aarhus University estimated the effect of autoimmune diseases and infections on the risk of developing mood disorders. Dr. Michael Eriksen Benros, MD, of Aarhus University · Centre for Integrated Register based Research and colleagues included a total of 3.56 million people born between 1945 and 1996 were followed up from January 1, 1977, through December 31, 2010, with 91 637 people...
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