A review of functional neuroimaging in mood disorders: Positron emission tomography and depression

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 467-475

  Kennedy, Sidney H ^a,b   Javanmard, Mahan ^c   Vaccarino, Franco J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activation studies; Bipolar disorder; Depression; Emotions; Mood disorders; Positron emission tomography; Review; Secondary depression

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FRONTAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; LIMBIC CORTEX; MANIA; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; NEUROANATOMY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030839836     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379704200502     Document Type: Review

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