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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mitra Chitsazan, M.D.[2]

Overview

There are no MRI findings associated with major depressive disorder.

MRI

There are no MRI findings associated with major depressive disorder. However, some MRI studies have shown smaller caudate nuclei and smaller frontal lobes in patients with major depressive disorder than in control subjects.