Neural Responses to Sad Facial Expressions in Major Depression Following Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 505-512

  Fu, Cynthia H Y ^a   Williams, Steven C R ^a   Cleare, Anthony J ^a   Scott, Jan ^a,b   Mitterschiffthaler, Martina T ^a   Walsh, Nicholas D ^a   Donaldson, Catherine ^a   Suckling, John ^c   Andrew, Chris ^a   Steiner, Herbert ^a   Murray, Robin M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amygdala; anterior cingulate; cognitive behavioral therapy; depression; fMRI; sad facial expressions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AFFECT; AMYGDALA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; GYRUS CINGULI; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 49749132805     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.04.033     Document Type: Article

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