Psychological stress, cytokines and the inflammatory response system

Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Clinical Research Centre for Mental Health, Antwerp, Belgium, Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA and the IRCCS, Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy Correspondence to Michael Maes, MD, PhD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, University Hospital of Maastricht, Postbus 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 43 387 7443; fax: +31 43 387 5444; e-mail: [email protected]