Gender-specific disruptions in emotion processing in younger adults with depression

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 182-189

  Wright, Sara L ^a,b   Langenecker, Scott A ^a,c   Deldin, Patricia J ^a,d   Rapport, Lisa J ^e   Nielson, Kristy A ^f   Kade, Allison M ^a   Own, Lawrence S ^a   Akil, Huda ^c   Young, Elizabeth A ^a,c   Zubieta, Jon Kar ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect perception; Psychiatric disorders; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMOTIONALITY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MENTAL COMPLIANCE; NEUROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL LEARNING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63849207255     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20502     Document Type: Article

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