Preschool Depression Affects Brain's Gray Matter (AUDIO)

WashU Medicine

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Some disorders that strike early in life can continue to cause problems throughout life. That appears to be the case for some people with depression, and now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that the brains of children who suffer clinical depression as preschoolers develop abnormally, compared with preschoolers who aren't affected by the disorder.

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