Effects of early-life adversity on white matter diffusivity changes in patients at risk for major depression

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-45

  Frodl, Thomas ^a   Carballedo, Angela ^a   Fagan, Andrew J ^b   Lisiecka, Danuta ^a   Ferguson, Yolande ^a   Meaney, James F ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FORNIX; BRAIN REGION; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONA RADIATA (BRAIN); CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; EARLY LIFE STRESS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; INFERIOR FRONTOOCCIPITAL FASCICULUS; LEFT SUPERIOR LONGITUDINAL FASCICULUS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NEUROSIS; POSTCENTRAL GYRUS; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PSYCHOTRAUMA; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RELATIVE; TISSUE STRUCTURE; TRACTOGRAPHY; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84255189995     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: 14882434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/jpn.110028     Document Type: Article

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