Non-termination of sickness behavior as precipitating factor for mental disorders
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Non-termination of sickness behavior as precipitating factor for mental disorders.
Sickness behavior can be defined as a combination of coordinated behavioral and physiological changes that develop in response to any condition that elicits pro-inflammatory activity. It is an adaptational homeostasis initiated by the influence of pro-inflammatory cytokines on central nervous system neurohormonal functioning. This paper introduces the concept of non-termination of sickness beha...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Hypotheses
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0306-9877
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2004.08.032