Neural dysfunction in postpartum depression: An fMRI pilot study

CNS Spectrums

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 853-862

  Silverman, Michael E ^a   Loudon, Holly ^b   Safier, Michal ^c   Protopopescu, Xenia ^d   Leiter, Gila ^b   Liu, Xun ^b   Goldstein, Martin ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MSSM   (United States)

^c YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN REGION; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMOTION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 37049019466     PISSN: 10928529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1092852900015595     Document Type: Article

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