Lost Immune Markers for Major Affective Disorders: Could They Help Screen Airline Pilots?

Allen D.  Allen

doi:10.4236/ijcm.2015.64036

Allen D. Allen¹^*

Abstract: In the 1980s it was discovered that quantitative IgG titers for antibodies directed against the hu-man-obligate DNA viruses were reliably and reproducibly correlated negatively with mood in in-dividuals with major affective disorders. This knowledge was lost to confirmation bias and uncontrolled studies that only looked at Epstein-Barr virus antibodies. The latter led to a long American fad of misdiagnosing major affective disorders as a “chronic Epstein-Barr virus syndrome.” This misdiagnosis even became part of the American popular culture during the 1980s. In light of fatal airline crashes intentionally caused by pilots, the antiviral IgG titers should be revisited as a means of screening pilots for current dysphoria or mania/hypomania due to major affective disorders.

Keywords: Aviation Disasters, Suicide with Mass Murder, Major Affective Disorders, Chronic Epstein-Barr Virus Syndrome, Quantitative IgG Titers for Human-Obligate DNA Virus Antibodies

Cite this paper: Allen, A. , (2015) Lost Immune Markers for Major Affective Disorders: Could They Help Screen Airline Pilots?. International Journal of Clinical Medicine, 6, 285-288. doi: 10.4236/ijcm.2015.64036.

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