A fascinating article focusing on depression as a condition rooted more in the body than in the mind. The main cause of depression, it is argued, is inflammation - a part of our immune system.

This has led some people to suggest that depression has an infectious (although not contagious) foundation.

The mind and body dualism conundrum reasserts itself.

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jan/04/depression-allergic-reaction-inflammation-immune-system