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While the increased association between IBD and depression has been known for some time, I thought this was some interesting research that links it to the inflammation (instead of other causes such as medication or quality of life).

Depressive-like behavior induced by tumor necrosis factor-α in mice.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21867719

A randomized controlled trial of the tumor necrosis factor antagonist infliximab for treatment-resistant depression: the role of baseline inflammatory biomarkers.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22945416
 
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