Kinematical analysis of emotionally induced facial expressions: A novel tool to investigate hypomimia in patients suffering from depression

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 138-140

  Mergl, R ^a   Mavrogiorgou, P ^b   Hegerl, U ^a   Juckel, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LITHIUM; MIRTAZAPINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; ULTRASOUND; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME;

EID: 10944222958     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.037127     Document Type: Article

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