Impact of family history and depression on amygdala volume

Psychiatry Research - Neuroimaging

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-30

  Saleh, Karim ^a   Carballedo, Angela ^a   Lisiecka, Danutia ^a   Fagan, Andrew J ^a   Connolly, Gerald ^a   Boyle, Gerard ^a   Frodl, Thomas ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Family history; Gender; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Major depressive disorder; Volume

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84866280858     PISSN: 09254927     EISSN: 18727506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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