Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 155, Issue 1 , Pages 45-56 , 15 May 2007

Neural correlates of trauma script-imagery in posttraumatic stress disorder with and without comorbid major depression: A functional MRI investigation

  • Ruth A. Lanius

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Psychiatry, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. London Health Sciences Centre, 339 Windermere Road, PO Box 5339, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5A5. Tel.: +1 519 663 3306; fax: +1 519 663 3935.
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  • Paul A. Frewen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Murray Girotti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Richard W.J. Neufeld

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Todd K. Stevens

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Maria Densmore

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

Received 27 July 2006 ,Revised 15 November 2006 ,Accepted 29 November 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2006.11.006

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 155, Issue 1 , Pages 45-56 , 15 May 2007

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