Corticostriatal-limbic gray matter morphology in adolescents with self-reported exposure to childhood maltreatment

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1069-1077

  Edmiston, Erin E ^a   Wang, Fei ^a   Mazure, Carolyn M ^a,c   Guiney, Joanne ^a   Sinha, Rajita ^a,b   Mayes, Linda C ^a,b,c   Blumberg, Hilary P ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CORPUS STRIATUM; EMOTIONALITY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INSULA; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBITAL CORTEX; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SENSORY CORTEX; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 83055169044     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.565     Document Type: Article

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