Immunity, major depression, and panic disorder comorbidity

• Published in: Biological psychiatry (1969) Vol. 31; no. 9; pp. 896 - 908
• Main Authors: Andreoli, Antonio, Keller, Steven E., Rabaeus, Maya, Zaugg, Line, Garrone, Gaston, Taban, Charles
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.05.1992; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adult; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Arousal - physiology; Biological and medical sciences; Comorbidity; Depressive Disorder - diagnosis; Depressive Disorder - immunology; Depressive Disorder - psychology; Female; Humans; Leukocyte Count; Lymphocyte Activation - immunology; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Mood disorders; Panic Disorder - diagnosis; Panic Disorder - immunology; Panic Disorder - psychology; Personality Inventory; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychoneuroimmunology; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; T-Lymphocytes - immunology; Human; Mood disorder; Concomitant disease; Panic; Immunological investigation; T-Lymphocyte; Anxiety disorder; Depression; Mitogen

Because recent research reports indicated clinical and biological differences in major depression with and without comorbid Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III-R) panic disorder, and as altered immune measures were reported in selected subgroups of depressive patients, we...