Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 173, Issue 1 , Pages 39-44 , 15 July 2009

Dysfunctional, but not functional, impulsivity is associated with a history of seriously violent behaviour and reduced orbitofrontal and hippocampal volumes in schizophrenia

  • Veena Kumari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Psychology, PO78, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK. Tel.: +44 207 848 0233; fax: +44 207 708 3497.
    • ,
  • Ian Barkataki

      Affiliations

    • Division of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
    • ,
  • Sangeeta Goswami

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
    • ,
  • Satinder Flora

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
    • ,
  • Mrigendra Das

      Affiliations

    • Broadmoor Special Hospital, Crowthorne, Berkshire, UK
    • ,
  • Pamela Taylor

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

Received 10 October 2007 ,Revised 20 July 2008 ,Accepted 8 September 2008.

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Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 173, Issue 1 , Pages 39-44 , 15 July 2009

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