Mouth bacteria partially spread depression and anxiety in newlywed couples

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k2enemy · 14m ago

They cite work showing that "oral microbiota dysbiosis is significantly correlated with various neuropsychiatric disorders, including autism spectrum disorder, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, anxiety, epilepsy, and depression."

No claims are made that oral microbiota cause depression and anxiety. I find it easy to believe that after marriage, couples converge in depression and anxiety absent any kissing. And because of kissing, their oral microbiota will also converge. But that doesn't imply that kissing is the cause of the convergence in depression and anxiety. Maybe I am missing something.

justonceokay · 17m ago

After reading I’m confused how oral bacteria is shown to be the cause. What I’m reading is that moving in with a depressed person is depressing.

paulryanrogers · 1h ago

It appears they didn't control for folks who lived together or had begun open-mouth kissing before marriage. Am I missing something?

azinman2 · 32m ago

This is in Iran, so presumably there’s less of that than in other places in the world?

jrsdav · 1h ago

Not to mention how difficult it can be to transition to sleeping with a bed partner, let alone one who is an insomniac.

benregenspan · 5m ago

"It can be argued that deriving a conclusive understanding from our preliminary findings is challenging without controlling for confounders (e.g., shared diet, stress exposure, and frequency of intimacy)." Seems like "stress exposure" is doing a lot of work there.

casenmgreen · 29m ago

Study was performed in Tehran, Iran. I dunno - I see my feelings I instinctively question the quality of work in repressive countries.

Flemlo · 24m ago

That's just so blantly weird stance.

What's your thought process? People in Iran should not kiss each other in marriage?

networked · 45m ago

A light version of vampirism without all the blood: they kiss you, and you become nocturnal.

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Mouth bacteria partially spread depression and anxiety in newlywed couples

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