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Have there been any studies to learn if Multiple Sclerosis could be caused by a mental disorder?


I am diagnosed as having Multiple Sclerosis.
I have learned that exacerbations can be caused by stress.
When I think back on the various what I now know to have been exacerbations, they were always at times when I was experiencing stress.
The earliest I can remember from about the age of 8, is motion sickness.
The major ones that I am now experiencing is visual impairment which was first diagnosed as optic neuritis; a stroke like exacerbation and for the past 3 years, I am experiencing a sensation from my waist down to and including my toes
that causes an imbalance in my gait to the extent that I need a walker to keep my balance when I walk.
After muscular exertion, I get very tired, winded and on occasion, lightheaded.
All of these exacerbations came at times when I was experiencing stress to some degree.
Is it possible that instead of stress being a trigger; stress and or some other mental disorder could be causing a chemical imbalance in the body that brings about MS?

Read about MS and it's exacerbation's here:

http://www.nationalmssociety.org/what%20...
While I appreciate every response I get I can't help but notice that no matter what I ask, I continually get a lot of responses that do not answer the question.
e.g. this question:鈥?Have there been any studies to learn if Multiple Sclerosis could be caused by a mental disorder?

Sure depression, You need to find out if you low on serotonin or dopamine. Have you considered a form of epilepsy, maybe partial seizures.
They don't know enough about the genetic consequences or true reason why people get MS.

But your stress related incidents are more likely affecting your IMMUNE SYSTEM. stress can often reduce the immune response in anyone (I tend to get colds and the like when I am highly stressed)

MS is an auto-immune disease, where your immune system attacks the mylar sheath covering your nerve endings, thus making you numb and losing muscle control over certain body parts. high stress can weaken your immune system, thus allowing for an attack to take place.

I can't say for sure, but the MS response to stress is not a chemical imbalance in the brain. Mental disorders are chemical imbalances in the brain. MS is an issue with your immune system.
My brother has MS and no mental disorders. sometimes stress can set him off, sometimes it is random.
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