The neuroanatomical correlates of anxiety in a healthy population: Differences between the state-trait anxiety inventory and the Hamilton anxiety rating scale

Brain and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 504-514

  Donzuso, Giulia ^a,b   Cerasa, Antonio ^a   Gioia, Maria C ^a   Caracciolo, Manuela ^a   Quattrone, Aldo ^a,c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate cortex; Cortical thickness; STAI and HARS scales; Voxel based morphometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CORTICAL THICKNESS (BRAIN); FEMALE; GENDER; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; VOLUMETRY; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY; ANXIETY; CINGULATE GYRUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AMYGDALA; ANXIETY; FEMALE; GYRUS CINGULI; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904398640     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21623279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/brb3.232     Document Type: Article

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