Why inflammatory reductionism is a threat to psychiatry (and the rest of medicine)

Thomas Pollak explores the emergence of a new worldview which attempts to explain all manner of ills as the result of inflammation or immune dysfunction. He argues that while this view is rooted in science, it neglects the true complexity of most health conditions, and risks undermining the more holistic concepts of illness favoured by psychiatry.

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Brain
Published
2024-11-21
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awae381
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8
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Tryptophan and brain disorders
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Why inflammatory reductionism is a threat to psychiatry (and the rest of medicine)

Thomas Pollak
8 citations
Brain
Tryptophan and brain disorders
1.26
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Why inflammatory reductionism is a threat to psychiatry (and the rest of medicine)

Thomas Pollak
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8 citations

Abstract

Thomas Pollak explores the emergence of a new worldview which attempts to explain all manner of ills as the result of inflammation or immune dysfunction. He argues that while this view is rooted in science, it neglects the true complexity of most health conditions, and risks undermining the more holistic concepts of illness favoured by psychiatry.

BrainVol. 148(2)
King's College London (GB)
Openalex Percentile: Top 22%
Tryptophan and brain disorders
1.26
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