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The Brain’s Response To Sadness Can Predict Relapses Into Depression

May 27, 2011 by

A University of Toronto study shows that when formerly depressed people experience mild states of sadness, their brain's response can predict if they will become depressed again. "Part of what makes depression such a devastating disease is the high rate of relapse," says Norman Farb, a PhD psychology student and lead author of the study...

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