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Can extreme stress or depression cause permanent memory loss?

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Dr. Susan Uhrich answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Memory is a very: Tricky thing. The simple answer is no. But something called pseudo dementia can happen in older patients who become very depressed. We now feel this is a sign of dementia to come. And, in other psychiatric disorders, patients frequently do not remember acute symptoms, or disordered behaviors. So, memory is a tricky thing.

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Answered 10/3/2016

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