Preserved subcortical volumes and cortical thickness in women with sexual abuse-related PTSD

Psychiatry Research - Neuroimaging

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 181-186

  Landré, Lionel ^a,b   Destrieux, Christophe ^b,c,d   Baudry, Marion ^c   Barantin, Laurent ^c   Cottier, Jean Philippe ^b,c,d   Martineau, Joëlle ^b,d   Hommet, Caroline ^b,c,d   Isingrini, Michel ^a,b   Belzung, Catherine ^b,d   Gaillard, Philippe ^b,c,d   Camus, Vincent ^b,c,d   El Hage, Wissam ^b,c,d,e  

^a Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TOURS   (France)

^d CHRU de Tours   (France)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain volumes; Cortical thickness; Magnetic resonance imaging; PTSD; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; IMAGE PROCESSING; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL CRIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEX OFFENSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956170293     PISSN: 09254927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2010.01.015     Document Type: Article

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