Individualized alpha activity and frontal asymmetry in major depression

Clinical EEG and Neuroscience

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-52

  Segrave, Rebecca A ^a   Cooper, N R ^b   Thomson, R H ^a   Croft, R J ^c   Sheppard, D M ^a   Fitzgerald, P B ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Asymmetry; Individual alpha frequency; Major depression; Resting EEG; Treatment resistance

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 79251592555     PISSN: 15500594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155005941104200110     Document Type: Article

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