Amygdala volume in late-life depression: Relationship with age of onset

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 771-776

  Burke, Julie ^a   McQuoid, Douglas R ^a   Payne, Martha E ^a,b   Steffens, David C ^a   Krishnan, Ranga R ^a,c   Taylor, Warren D ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Age of onset; Amygdala; Depression; Geriatrics; MRI

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; ONSET AGE;

EID: 80052411226     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e318211069a     Document Type: Article

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