Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 174, Issue 2 , Pages 146-151 , 30 November 2009

Preliminary investigation of the impulsive and neuroanatomical characteristics of compulsive sexual behavior

  • Michael H. Miner

      Affiliations

    • Program in Human Sexuality, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 612 625 1500; fax: +1 612 626 8311.
    • ,
  • Nancy Raymond

      Affiliations

    • Program in Human Sexuality, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • ,
  • Bryon A. Mueller

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • ,
  • Martin Lloyd

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • ,
  • Kelvin O. Lim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Received 18 July 2008 ,Revised 23 February 2009 ,Accepted 15 April 2009.

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PII: S0925-4927(09)00108-5

doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2009.04.008

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 174, Issue 2 , Pages 146-151 , 30 November 2009

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