Several studies have found a link between depression symptoms and body temperature.
Publika.az reports that a group from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) analyzed the data of 20,880 people collected over a seven-month period and confirmed that people suffering from depression have higher body temperatures.
A new study of respondents from 106 countries finds little evidence that high body temperature causes depression and that depression warms the body.
However, it is said to be a relationship worth exploring. If something as simple as maintaining a normal body temperature can help manage the symptoms of depression, it could give millions of people around the world a chance at recovery.
Researchers believe that there may be several reasons for this relationship. Depression is thought to be related to metabolic processes that can generate excess heat or malfunctioning biological cooling functions. There may also be a common cause, such as mental stress, which affects both body temperature and depressive symptoms separately.
Scientists now know that depression is a complex, multifaceted illness with many different triggers.
Recall that previous studies have shown that hot baths and saunas can reduce symptoms of depression, even in small groups. From the results, the scientists concluded that the self-cooling caused by sweating also has a mental effect.
As a result of the study, it was found that as the symptoms of depression worsen, people’s average body temperature rises. There was also some association between higher depression scores and lower daily temperature fluctuations, but not at a statistically significant level.
It is estimated that approximately 5 percent of people worldwide suffer from depression, and efforts to understand and effectively treat it are more urgent than ever.
Adam
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