Brain atrophy caused by depression?

Posted by regisx on July 14, 2016, at 18:00:28

Anyone here who knows something about this?
I already heard that depression can cause brain atrophy. But I wonder how does it do this?
Is it caused by neurodegenerative processes?
If yes, what's the key factor here? I know that glutamate in excess destroys brain cells but I don't know if glutamate is the only risk factor or if there are other things, too.
If glutamate is what causes the atrophy then you "only" needed to take a drug which protects against excessive glutamate.
I wonder if it wouldn't be wise in general to take a drug which protects against glutamate when you've got chronic depression or stress.

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