Pituitary volume prospectively predicts internalizing symptoms in adolescence

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 315-323

  Zipursky, Amy R ^a,c   Whittle, Sarah ^a,b   Yücel, Murat ^a,b   Lorenzetti, Valentina ^b   Wood, Stephen J ^b   Lubman, Dan I ^a   Simmons, Julian G ^a   Allen, Nicholas B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; anxiety; depression; externalizing; HPA axis; Pituitary volume

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79751473684     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02337.x     Document Type: Article

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