An extremely high temperature above 105.8 F sometimes represents hyperthermia, which is different from a fever. Hyperthermia can be rapidly fatal and is caused by a malfunctioning of the body's ...

A psychogenic fever is an increase in body temperature caused by stress. It is sometimes referred to as stress-induced hyperthermia. Psychogenic fevers are diagnosed when body temperature is above ...

Previous research indicated that fever-range whole-body hyperthermia could produce rapid and sustained antidepressant effects, but the underlying biological mechanisms remained unclear.