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Re: Brain Injuries=Depression?

Posted by SLS on June 18, 2000, at 21:05:55

In reply to Brain Injuries=Depression?, posted by harry b. on June 18, 2000, at 14:44:45


> Has anyone read anything linking head/brain injuries
> with depression? Any personal comments or theories?


Dear Harry,

In short, the answer to your question is yes.

In addition to psychosis, injuries to particular areas of the brain have been associated with depression and anxiety disorders. It has been awhile since I've looked into it, but one of the area(s) most often associated with these effects are both left and right temporal lobes. Some researchers believe that certain cases of depression, social anxiety/phobia, and panic disorder are actually presentations of sub-seizure temporal-lobe epilepsy. Studies of people with isolated brain lesions seems to confirm this.

Your ideas are well founded.


- Scott

 

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