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Q J Med 2001; 94: 720-721
© 2001 Association of Physicians

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Depressive symptoms in injury and illness

G.E. Campbell, N. Goodchild and B.G. Charlton

Department of Psychology University of Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 17RU, UK

Sir,

It is usually assumed in general medical practice that when a sick person develops a depressed mood, this is an understandable consequence of factors such as restricted physical activity and pain. An alternative perspective has been argued, which suggests that classical ‘depressive’ symptoms are often caused by activation of the immune system (especially cytokines such as interleukins, interferons and tumour . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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