The Tuberculosis-Depression Syndemic and Evolution of Pharmaceutical Therapeutics: From Ancient Times to the Future

The interplay between tuberculosis and depression has been problematic since the humoralists. Over the centuries similarities in disease management have transpired. With the advent of isoniazid chemotherapy, transformation of tuberculosis patients from morbidly depressive to euphoric was noted. Ison...

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Main Authors: Martie Van Der Walt, Karen H. Keddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.617751/full