3. Depression Affects A Person Mentally & Physically
Depression has been proven to change the body physically too. For example, it may change aperson’s natural speech patterns and some people who suffer from chronicdepression may experience body aches in different places in the body. The Journal of Affective Disorders states that chronic pain is very common among adults with a mood disorder.
The quality and volume of the matter that connects neurons in the brain was shown to have greatly reduced in patients who reported that they were experiencing symptoms associated with depression. Studies conducted on patients with depression have a smaller hippocampus in comparison with people who have no depression at all. The good news is that brain changes can be reversed with the right treatment.
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