The Overlap of Autoimmunity and Mental Health Conditions

Go to http://curiositystream.com/scishowpsych to start streaming Curious Minds: Brain Health. Use code "scishowpsych" to sign up, just $14.99 for the whole YEAR. Our immune systems aren't just critical to our physical health. It turns out they may play a big role in our mental health, as well. And learning more about how these two aspects of our health are interconnected can help us develop more effective treatments for mental health conditions — and help destigmatize them in the process. Please note: the following video discusses mental and physical health, but we are not doctors, and nothing we say should be taken as medical advice. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow Psych by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SciShowPsych SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at https://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Become a Patron and have your name featured in the description of every SciShow Psych episode! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowPsych ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26359887/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29648618/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28418288/ https://doi.org/10.1038/tp.2013.27 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30769887/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493173/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30122288/ http://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.1111 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25877654/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27981186/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16899107/ https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-020-01134-x https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29764522/ https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-021-02100-7 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23200297/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27752078/ https://doi.org/10.1111/acps.13016 https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/infection-inflammation-and-mental-illness Images: https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/wound-healing-process-in-body-tissue-repairs-after-trauma-gm645164936-117110065 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/kneeled-knelt-down-caucasian-young-woman-tenting-to-her-bruised-knee-lose-up-shot-gm1291810597-386824779 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/tissues-of-the-human-body-affected-by-autoimmune-attack-gm537927781-58005218 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/knee-pain-disease-concept-hands-on-leg-as-hurt-from-arthritis-gout-or-infections-gm1144140789-307484194 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/antibodies-attacking-neuron-gm1267930666-372098192 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cytokine_release.jpg https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/orange-pharmacy-tablet-isolated-on-black-glass-gm1181850244-331640556 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/offering-patient-centred-care-that-proves-effective-and-efficient-gm1301555107-393562404 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/after-activation-by-antigen-presenting-cells-t-helper-cells-segregate-several-gm1148211446-310013567 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IL6_Crystal_Structure.rsh.png https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/c-reactive-protein-gm1309925105-399490880 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/colorful-whirlpool-gm1014213074-273030556 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/blood-sample-tube-for-interleukin-6-or-il-6-test-gm1262687062-369482782 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/head-with-brain-cross-section-gm1289228294-384968655 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/african-american-father-putting-bandage-on-sons-knee-gm522546760-91686183 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/glowing-brain-slice-over-blue-background-concept-for-neurological-diseases-tumors-gm1217767361-355592990 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/autoimmune-disease-the-mechanisms-of-neuronal-damage-in-multiple-sclerosis-gm537894593-57985006


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