articleJAMA PsychiatryJun 12, 2013Closed access

Autoimmune Diseases and Severe Infections as Risk Factors for Mood Disorders

MEMichael E. BenrosBLBerit Lindum WaltoftMNMerete NordentoftSDSøren Dinesen ØstergaardWWWilliam W. Eaton

Aarhus University · University of Copenhagen · +3 more institutions

PubMed
Indexed incrossrefpubmed

Abstract

Importance

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.

Objective

To estimate the effect of autoimmune diseases and infections on the risk of developing mood disorders.

Citation impact

574
total citations
FWCI
8.57
Percentile
100%
References
51
Citations per year

Authors

7

Topics & keywords

Topics
Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Mood disorders
  • Mood
  • Comorbidity
  • Population
  • Rate ratio
  • Cohort study
  • Psychiatry
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
No related works found for this paper.