Increased error-related brain activity distinguishes generalized anxiety disorder with and without comorbid major depressive disorder

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 885-896

  Weinberg, Anna ^a   Klein, Daniel N ^a   Hajcak, Greg ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate cortex; Error related negativity; Event related potential; Generalized anxiety disorder; Major depressive disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH RECORDING; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRECT RESPONSE NEGATIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ERROR RELATED NEGATIVITY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RESPONSE TIME;

EID: 84872871176     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028270     Document Type: Article

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