It turns out creating inflammation produces anxiety. Lipopolysaccharide is a component of the cell membrane of gram-negative bacteria, and it reliably induces an inflammatory response. Lipopolysaccharide was injected into 186 healthy volunteers. The injections produced both an increase in inflammatory marker...
Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children; DASS, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, Second Edition; DSRS, Depression Self-Rating Scale; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; IG, intervention group; PHQ-9, 9-Item Patient Health Questionnaire; RDAS, Rosenberg’s Depressive ...