Is there a link between childhood trauma, cognition, and amygdala and hippocampus volume in first-episode psychosis?

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 137, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 73-79

  Aas, Monica ^a,b   Navari, Serena ^a   Gibbs, Ayana ^a   Mondelli, Valeria ^a   Fisher, Helen L ^a   Morgan, Craig ^a   Morgan, Kevin ^a   MacCabe, James ^a   Reichenberg, Abraham ^a   Zanelli, Jolanta ^a   Fearon, Paul ^a   Jones, Peter B ^c,d   Murray, Robin M ^a   Pariante, Carmine M ^a   Dazzan, Paola ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Childhood trauma; Cognitive function; First episode psychosis; Hippocampus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN SIZE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE OF CARE AND ABUSE QUESTIONNAIRE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860840638     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2012.01.035     Document Type: Article

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