Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 148, Issue 2 , Pages 93-102 , 1 December 2006

Emotional memory in depersonalization disorder: A functional MRI study

  • Nicholas Medford

      Affiliations

    • Division of Psychological Medicine, P.O. Box 68, Institute of Psychiatry, DeCrespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 207 848 0138; fax: +44 207 848 5172.
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  • Barbara Brierley

      Affiliations

    • Division of Psychological Medicine, P.O. Box 68, Institute of Psychiatry, DeCrespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK
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  • Michael Brammer

      Affiliations

    • Brain Imaging Analysis Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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  • Edward T. Bullmore

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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  • Anthony S. David

      Affiliations

    • Division of Psychological Medicine, P.O. Box 68, Institute of Psychiatry, DeCrespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK
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  • Mary L. Phillips

      Affiliations

    • Division of Psychological Medicine, P.O. Box 68, Institute of Psychiatry, DeCrespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK

Received 23 September 2005 ,Revised 4 May 2006 ,Accepted 14 May 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2006.05.007

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 148, Issue 2 , Pages 93-102 , 1 December 2006

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