Abnormal functional brain asymmetry in depression: Evidence of biologic commonality between major depression and dysthymia

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 196, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 250-254

  Bruder, Gerard E ^a,b   Stewart, Jonathan W ^a,b   Hellerstein, David ^a,b   Alvarenga, Jorge E ^b   Alschuler, Daniel ^b   McGrath, Patrick J ^a,b  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dichotic listening; Dysthymia; Gender; Hemispheric laterality; Major depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; COMPLEX TONE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICHOTIC LISTENING; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; FUSED RHYMED WORDS TEST; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BRAIN; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861454282     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.11.019     Document Type: Article

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