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Is there a connection between depression and speech loss?

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Dr. Jeffrey Satinover answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Which first?: If someone becomes depressed, yes, speech and thinking can become slowed. But if someone lost their speech (really "lost" as in unable to talk, or speaking gibberish, for instance) as due to a stroke, then a following depression is common. So, it all depends on what happened when, and the details.

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Answered 3/26/2013

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