An MRI study of pituitary volume and parasuicidal behavior in teenagers with first-presentation borderline personality disorder

Psychiatry Research - Neuroimaging

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 273-277

  Jovev, Martina ^a   Garner, Belinda ^a   Phillips, Lisa ^a   Velakoulis, Dennis ^a   Wood, Stephen J ^a,c   Jackson, Henry J ^a   Pantelis, Christos ^a   McGorry, Patrick D ^a,b   Chanen, Andrew M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Pituitary gland; Self injurious behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 40449122111     PISSN: 09254927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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