• Does your brain age faster when depressed?

I am a 32 year old female and I have bipolar depression. Does your brain age faster when depressed?

2 Answers

  • Phychiatrist
  • Grapevine, Texas

Yes, depression can affect brain health and might lead to quicker aging of the brain, especially with long-term or untreated depression.

  • Psychiatrist
  • San Leandro, CA

The short answer is that I have never seen any studies that would justify such a view.

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