INDIANAPOLIS: The area of the brain which forms new memories and regulates emotions shrinks in people with recurring depression, according to a new study.
The findings highlight the need to identify and treat depression when it first develops, particularly in young people. The study also says the shrinkage is reversible.
The team analysed brain scans and medical data from 1,728 people with major depression and 7,199 people without the condition. Of those with major depression, 65 per cent had recurrent depression. The data involved people from Australia, Europe and the USA.