The Association Between C-Reactive Protein Levels and Depression: Results from the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort Study
Biological PsychiatryPublished 18 April 2006
Timo Liukkonen, Sylvi Silvennoinen‐Kassinen, Jari Jokelainen, Pirkko Räsänen, Maija Leinonen, Victor Benno Meyer‐Rochow
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The hypothesis that an activation of systemic inflammatory processes may contribute to the pathophysiology of severe depression in men is supported, as well as the findings on diagnostic/treatment strategies concerning severe and, especially recurrent, depression inMen.
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Our results support the hypothesis that an activation of systemic inflammatory processes may contribute to the pathophysiology of severe depression in men. Further investigations are needed regarding the impact of our findings on diagnostic/treatment strategies concerning severe and, especially recurrent, depression in men.
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