Chronic Low-Grade Inflammation in Psychiatry

Abstract

It is already known that there is a correlation between diseases of the body and diseases of the mind. It might be a somatic illness affecting the mind, like an endocrinal disorder, or a psychiatric disorder showing somatic symptoms, like somatization disorder or pain disorder. Recent studies have shown however that a state called Chronic Low Grade Inflammation, or Low Grade Systemic Inflammation, might have an effect on the psychiatric health of a patient. Chronic Low-Grade Inflammation is an inflammatory state characterized by 2-3 fold elevation in the level of inflammatory markers.