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Are body temperature and depression linked? Science says, yes (www.sciencedaily.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I’m going to ask my doctor to prescribe me a hot tub.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Repeat after me, correlation is not causation.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

What do you mean. The summary and the first paragraph are totally not in contradiction:

People with depression have higher body temperatures, suggesting there could be a mental health benefit to lowering the temperatures of those with the disorder, a new UC San Francisco-led study found.

The study, publishing today in Scientific Reports, doesn't indicate whether depression raises body temperature or a higher temperature causes depression. It's also unknown whether the higher body temperature observed in people with depression reflects decreased ability to self-cool, increased generation of heat from metabolic processes or a combination of both.