Subgenual anterior cingulate cortex alterations in late-onset depression are related to "Pessimistic Thoughts"

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 248-249

  Lehmbeck, Jan T ^a   Brassen, Stefanie ^a   Braus, Dieter F ^a   Weber Fahr, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; BRAIN CORTEX; CINGULATE GYRUS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PESSIMISM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; AGED; BRAIN MAPPING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; IMAGE PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFERENCE VALUE; THINKING;

AGED; BRAIN MAPPING; CULTURE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REFERENCE VALUES; THINKING;

EID: 44649150214     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e318162a0c0     Document Type: Letter

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