Brain Inflammation and Its Connection to Severe Mental Illness

Shirley J. Davis
Nov 5 · 7 min read
Photo by Robina Weermeijer on Unsplash

In the last article, we began discussing how brain inflammation is indicated in the formation of severe mental illnesses. Today we are going to explore two major mental illnesses, major depression, and schizophrenia, and how brain inflammation has become implicated in their formation.

What is Inflammation?

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Shirley J. Davis

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