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

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• There are no gross CT scan findings associated with major depressive disorder.

CT scan

• There are no gross CT scan findings associated with major depressive disorder.
• However, some studies have shown enlarged cerebral ventricles in patients with psychotic depression, and diminished basal ganglia blood flow in some depressed patients.