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Depression is partly a physical illness that could be treated with anti-inflammatory drugs, experts believe.

DEPRESSION is partly a physical illness that could be treated with drugs such as ibuprofen, experts say.

A faulty immune system is thought to trigger some mental illness by causing widespread inflammation in the body.

 Nearly a third of depression sufferers have elevated levels of immune biomarkers in blood and they could be treated with ibuprofen, says a Cambridge professor
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Nearly a third of depression sufferers have elevated levels of immune biomarkers in blood and they could be treated with ibuprofen, says a Cambridge professorCredit: Getty - Contributor

Around one in 13 Brits suffer severe low mood, which is largely treated by drugs that boost feelgood chemicals in the brain.

But studies show that nearly a third have elevated levels of immune biomarkers in blood.

Prof Edward Bullmore, head of Cambridge University’s psychiatry department, said it was possible that they could be treated with anti-inflammatory pills instead.

The NHS prescribed a record 67.5 million anti­­depres­sants last year.

 Around one in 13 Brits suffer severe low mood, which is largely treated by drungs that boost feelgood chemicals in the brain
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Around one in 13 Brits suffer severe low mood, which is largely treated by drungs that boost feelgood chemicals in the brainCredit: Getty - Contributor

He said: “The new way of thinking is that the inflammation associated with physical illness is directly affecting the brain.

"This opens up new opportunities for treatment.”

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Doctors previously be­lieved the brain and immune system operated separately.

Prof Wendy Burn, of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, said: “It’s a fascinating theory and may provide a new way to look at depression.”

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