Three insights on psychoneuroimmunology of mood disorders to be taken from the COVID-19 pandemic
Elisa Brietzke, Taylor Magee, Rafael C. Freire, Fabiano A. Gomes, Roumen Milev
Abstract
In the recent months, the world was taken by surprise by the outbreak of a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic (COVID-19). The COVID-19 pandemic is a unique opportunity to advance the understanding of the association of respiratory viruses with mood disorders and suicide. In this editorial, we explore three insights to the neuropsychoneuroimmunology of mood disorders that could be taken from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Topics & Concepts
PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MoodPsychoneuroimmunologySurprise2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMood disordersSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PsychologyCoronavirusOutbreakPsychiatryMedicineVirologyAnxietyDiseaseSocial psychologyImmunologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyImmune systemTryptophan and brain disordersCOVID-19 and Mental HealthStress Responses and Cortisol