Functional neuroimaging of major depressive disorder: A meta-analysis and new integration of baseline activation and neural response data

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 169, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 693-703

  Hamilton, J Paul ^a,b   Etkin, Amit ^a,b   Furman, Daniella J ^a,b   Lemus, Maria G ^a,b   Johnson, Rebecca F ^a,b   Gotlib, Ian H ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CORPUS STRIATUM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; INSULA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; META ANALYSIS; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE POTENTIAL; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULVINAR; PULVINAR NUCLEUS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SPECTROSCOPY; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

EID: 84863909421     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.11071105     Document Type: Review

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