Amygdala activation during emotion processing of neutral faces in children with severe mood dysregulation versus ADHD or bipolar disorder

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-69

  Brotman, Melissa A ^a   Rich, Brendan A ^a   Guyer, Amanda E ^a   Lunsford, Jessica R ^a   Horsey, Sarah E ^a   Reising, Michelle M ^a   Thomas, Laura A ^a   Fromm, Stephen J ^a   Towbin, Kenneth ^a   Pine, Daniel S ^a   Leibenluft, Ellen ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IRRITABLE MOOD; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OXYGEN; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 73949111386     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09010043     Document Type: Article

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