Posted by Twinleaf on January 3, 2014, at 13:56:55
In reply to Cortisol, posted by Twinleaf on January 3, 2014, at 12:14:58
Thanks Scott! Those articles are encouraging to scan.
When I first got depressed about 16 years ago, I read all I could find about it, and kept coming upon the central role cortisol played in causing abnormal changes in the hippocampus which are seen in depression. I have always been a bit surprised and disappointed that there is not more discussion of this connection here on Babble.
I am talking mainly about reactive depression caused by interpersonal loss and stress, such as I had (mother hospitalized for post-partum depression). I am not sure whether bipolar is different. I have a suspicion that it may not be; other than genetics possibly playing a larger role in bipolar, depression may be basically all one stress-related illness.
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