Subcortical volumes in long-term abstinent alcoholics: Associations with psychiatric comorbidity

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1067-1080

  Sameti, Mohammad ^a   Smith, Stan ^a   Patenaude, Brian ^a   Fein, George ^b  

^a Neurobehavioral Research Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term abstinent alcoholics; MRI; Psychiatric comorbidity; Subcortical brain structures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BRAIN LATERAL VENTRICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; SUBCORTEX; THALAMUS;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; TEMPERANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79956127824     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01440.x     Document Type: Article

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