Immunotherapy could treat some psychiatric syndromes

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Recorded05 Sep 2025

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When a person is suffering with psychiatric symptoms we don’t typically look to the immune system for clues.But a study suggests that in a subset of young people an autoimmune issue could be at play – although the exact mechanisms are unclear.While it was a small sample size, a majority of the study participants saw improvements when they received tailored immunotherapy.Guest/sAssociate Professor Elizabeth Scott, youth mental health at the Brain and Mind Centre at the University of SydneyReferencesA Case Series of Young People Receiving Adjunctive Immunotherapy for Neuroimmune-Mediated Major Mood or Psychotic Syndromes

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