Immune parameters in patients with anxiety or depression during psychotherapy

Journal of Affective Disorders
D AtanackovicH-C Deter

Abstract

Numerous studies have described distinctive immunological findings in patients with depression. In contrast, only very little is known about the possible influence of anxiety disorders on the immune system. It is also unknown whether treatment with psychotherapy alone has any influence on immunological variations in patients with psychiatric disorders. We measured immunological and psychological parameters in patients with minor depression (N=10) or anxiety disorder (N=13) over an 8-week course of inpatient psychotherapy. Data for patients and a group of healthy controls (N=11) were recorded three times in 4-week intervals. A FACS analysis revealed the composition of lymphocyte subpopulations. The production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by phagocytes was analyzed using lucigenin-enhanced chemiluminescence. On admission, patients with anxiety disorder showed a markedly elevated ratio of CD4(+) (T helper) versus CD8(+) (T suppressor/cytotoxic) lymphocytes compared to healthy controls (P<0.001) and minor depressives (P<0.01). The increased ratio in patients with anxiety disorder could mainly be attributed to a reduced count in CD8(+) T cells compared to healthy controls (P<0.01) and depressives (P<0.05). There were no differen...Continue Reading

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