The Psychiatrists Guide

Antidepressants and Neuroplasticity: A Double Edged Sword?

Rafael Coira, MD, JD and James Sherer, MD Episode 14

Can antidepressants change your brain in a bad way? In this episode we define neuroplasticity, discuss the effect of stress on the brain, explain how antidepressants change the structure of the brain, and consider whether that effect can hurt you?