Alterations in default network connectivity in posttraumatic stress disorder related to early-life trauma

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 187-194

  Bluhm, Robyn L ^a   Williamson, Peter C ^b   Osuch, Elizabeth A ^b   Frewen, Paul A ^b   Stevens, Todd K ^c   Boksman, Kristine ^d   Neufeld, Richard W J ^e   Théberge, Jean ^b,f   Lanius, Ruth A ^b,g  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Hotel Dieu   (Canada)

^e Department of Psychology ^*

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^g LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; CLONAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; LITHIUM CARBONATE; LORAZEPAM; PAROXETINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; NERVE CELL NETWORK; OXYGEN BLOOD LEVEL; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUBICULUM;

EID: 67749116341     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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