Major Depression and Lyme Disease WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Major Depression and Lyme Disease
Major depression has been shown to occur with late stage Lyme disease in about 26%-66% of patients.1 Depression can be caused by various physiological problems. These can be due to the infection itself, hormone imbalances, or neurotransmitter imbalances.2
Fast Facts:
- Depression is the most common psychological symptom of Lyme disease.3
- Other mental disorders have been associated with Lyme disease including paranoia, dementia, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, panic attacks, anorexia nervosa, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.1
- If you are concerned about the possibility of having Lyme disease, it is important to find a health care professional who is educated in its symptoms and treatment.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stason.org: Can Lyme Disease Cause Depression or Other Psychiatric Disorders?
- ↑ Lyme Disease Treatment Blog: Depression in Lyme Disease
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Suite101: Psychological Damage From Lyme Disease
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- Contributor: Tara Salamone
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Tara Salamone
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Clinical Depression and Lyme Disease, Major Depression and Lyme, Lyme and Major Depression, Lyme and Clinical Depression
- Last update: Jan. 9, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
