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The genetic double whammy – Autoimmune and mental health disorders

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There is a long history of a link between autoimmune disorders and mental health disorders and individuals with autoimmune disorders often suffer from a mental health disorder and vice versa.… Click to show full abstract

There is a long history of a link between autoimmune disorders and mental health disorders and individuals with autoimmune disorders often suffer from a mental health disorder and vice versa. Several questions remain to be fully answered – are these two disorders distinct or one merely masquerading as another? Are there common mechanisms and mediators underlying the observed comorbidity?

Keywords: health disorders; genetic double; whammy autoimmune; health; double whammy; mental health

Journal Title: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
Year Published: 2020

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