Posted by sb417 on August 31, 2004, at 19:44:15
In reply to Depression itself causes permament damage, posted by utopizen on August 31, 2004, at 13:44:00
Hello Utopizen. Do you mean the hippocampus? I thought it is the hippocampus that atrophies as a result of chronic depression and from the highly elevated cortisol that often occurs in depression. Perhaps the hypothalamus atrophies also, but I've read mainly about the hippocampus.
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