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A unique immuno-psychiatry consultation

2023-01-08T16:00:49.904Z


INTERVIEW – Since 2016, Pr Marion Leboyer, psychiatrist, and Dr Ryad Tamouza, immunologist, have created an immuno-psychiatry consultation at the Henri-Mondor University Hospitals, in Créteil.


LE FIGARO.

- Who is your immunopsychiatry consultation for?

Dr Ryad TAMOUZA.

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We mainly receive adults with bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, depression, autism spectrum disorders.

The consultation aims to understand the causes and explore the immunological mechanisms involved in their mental pathology.

Depending on their profile, they can be included in a therapeutic trial and receive anti-inflammatory and/or immunomodulatory treatments in addition to their usual treatment.

Why do you look for metabolic syndrome in your overweight patients?

Wanted in all patients, it is defined by obesity, abnormal lipid balance, high blood sugar, high blood pressure.

This syndrome is important to identify quickly and treat because it can be the cause of cardiovascular diseases very common in mental illnesses and is the leading cause of death in these patients.

If this syndrome affects 10%…

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