Fronto-limbic-striatal dysfunction in pediatric and adult patients with bipolar disorder: Impact of face emotion and attentional demands

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1639-1651

  Brotman, M A ^a   Tseng, W L ^a   Olsavsky, A K ^b   Fromm, S J ^a   Muhrer, E J ^a   Rutenberg, J G ^a   Deveney, C M ^a   Adleman, N E ^a   Zarate Jr , C A ^a   Pine, D S ^a   Leibenluft, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

bipolar disorder; face emotion; fronto limbic striatal dysfunction; imaging; Key words Attention; pediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYGDALA; ATTENTION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; CINGULATE GYRUS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PUTAMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYGDALA; ATTENTION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PUTAMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899710852     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003329171300202X     Document Type: Article

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