The dexamethasone suppresion test and quantitative cerebral anatomy in depression

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1993, Pages 442-449

  Edward Coffey, C ^a   Wilkinson, William E ^c   Weiner, Richard D ^b   Ritchie, James C ^a,b   Aque, Michael ^a  

^a Department of Psychiatry ^*  (United States)

^b Sterling Medical Office   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

brain MRI; depression; DST; ECT

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CEPHALOMETRY; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DELIRIUM, DEMENTIA, AMNESTIC, COGNITIVE DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEXAMETHASONE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0027173489     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(93)90172-A     Document Type: Article

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