The immune system is central to brain health and longevity, yet with age, infection, injury, or chronic stress, the immune system can trigger persistent central nervous system inflammation that impairs brain functioning. This brief review investigates psychopharmacological treatments that have anti-inflammatory effects in the context of immune system dysregulation in the aging brain. [
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 61
(5), 7–10.]
The immune system is central to brain health and longevity, yet with age, infection, injury, or chronic stress, the immune system can trigger persistent central nervous system inflammation that impairs brain functioning. This brief review investigates psychopharmacological treatments that have anti-inflammatory effects in the context of immune system dysregulation in the aging brain. [
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 61
(5), 7–10.]
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