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Reconceptualizing major depressive disorder as an infectious disease

In this article, I argue for a reconceptualization of major depressive disorder (major depression) as an infectious disease. I suggest that major depression may result from a parasitic, bacterial, or viral infection and present examples that illustrate possible pathways by which these microorganisms...

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Autor principal: Canli, Turhan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4215336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25364500
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2045-5380-4-10