Cortical grey matter reductions associated with treatment-resistant chronic unipolar depression: Controlled magnetic resonance imaging study

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 172, Issue JUNE, 1998, Pages 527-332

  Shah, Premal J ^a   Ebmeier, Klaus P ^a   Glabus, Michael F ^b   Goodwin, Guy M ^c  

^a ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; PHENELZINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CENTRAL GRAY MATTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR DEPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TEMPORAL CORTEX; VERBAL MEMORY;

EID: 0031860945     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.172.6.527     Document Type: Article

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