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Antidepressants may normalize brain tissue changes caused by chronic depression


A new study reveals how antidepressant medications physically change the brain. Researchers found that treating chronic depression normalizes abnormal brain tissue microstructure, suggesting the initial abnormalities were actually the brain’s attempt to cope with severe symptoms.

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