Early Life Depression & Anxiety Changes Structure Of Developing Brain

Childhood anxiety and depression alter the way amygdala (almond shaped mass of nucli) connects to other regions of the brain. These kids can grow up even more depressed and are overall prone to having more emoitional problems. Did you know that one in 17 Americans suffer from a serious mental illness such as schizophrenia, major depression, or bipolar dissorder? Reaserchers found a brain chemical important to antidepressant response in mice. Oh and an enzyme called STEP is more dominant in the brains of schizophrenic people.

I chose this article because I have a lot of friends with these dissorders so it caught my eye and I wanted to read about it. Umm what I found most interesting about the article was the fact that children with these issues may not out grow them. Then again at the same time it kinda sucks that like one in 17 people have it.

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