Reduced subgenual cingulate volumes in mood disorders: A meta-analysis

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-99

  Hajek, Tomas ^a,b   Kozeny, Jiri ^b   Kopecek, Miloslav ^b,c   Alda, Martin ^a,b,d   Höschl, Cyril ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Depressive disorder; Gyrus cinguli; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CINGULATE GYRUS; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOOD DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW;

EID: 41149090732     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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