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Ep. 41/ The Link Between Lyme Disease and Suicide
Beyond Well with Sheila Hamilton
English - September 30, 2019 12:00 - 55 minutes - 128 MB - ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness Medicine ocd anxiety bipolar depression grief loss mentalhealth music suicideprevention writing Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Lyme Disease is the fastest growing infectious disease in the world, eclipsing the HIV/Aids crisis by over 10X. It is now reported in all 50 states and 79 countries. The CDC estimates 400,000 new cases per year, but even that number is thought to be on the low end of the problem. Lyme has been reported to be associated with various psychiatric presentations because Borreliaburgdorferi can present with symptoms similar to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Because Lyme patients are so often misdiagnosed and mistreated, a higher level of risk to self and others is associated with multiple symptoms developing after acquiring LAD.