Psychiatrist Reveals 30% of Severe Depression Cases Have Major Inflammatory Component

What was said

"Some of those people with depression are going to have an important inflammatory or immune component. It's— we think it's probably about 30% or so of people with severe depression have got a significant inflammatory component to it."

Professor Ed Bullmore states that approximately 30% of people with severe depression have a significant inflammatory component driving their condition. This challenges the traditional psychiatric approach of treating depression as purely a mental disorder, suggesting that bodily inflammation plays a direct causal role in a substantial portion of cases. Bullmore argues this means many patients are being treated symptomatically rather than addressing the underlying physical cause.