[Bereavement, depression and immunity].
Research on the relationship between bereavement, depression and immune function is reviewed with special regard to cellular immunity known to be important in the defence against virus infections and cancer. The results are ambiguous, but indicate reduced cellular immunity in connection with bereavement as well as serious depression. This reduced immunity is possibly more marked with increasing age. The author also discusses some methodological issues in psychoneuroimmunology.
Avdeling 1 Gaustad sykehus, Oslo.
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D000367:Age Factors; D001601:Bereavement; D003863:Depression / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D011598:Psychoneuroimmunology
Tap, depresjon og immunitet.