Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 171, Issue 1 , Pages 54-68 , 30 January 2009

Reduced gray matter volume in ventral prefrontal cortex but not amygdala in bipolar disorder: Significant effects of gender and trait anxiety

  • Jorge R.C. Almeida

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
    • ,
  • Dalila Akkal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Stefanie Hassel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Michael J. Travis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Layla Banihashemi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Natalie Kerr

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • David J. Kupfer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Mary L. Phillips

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Division of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry and GKT School of Medicine, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2593, USA. Tel.: +1 412 383 8206.

Received 9 October 2007 ,Revised 2 February 2008 ,Accepted 3 February 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2008.02.001

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Volume 171, Issue 1 , Pages 54-68 , 30 January 2009

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