Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 181, Issue 1 , Pages 9-14 , 30 January 2010

Grey matter volume reductions in the emotion network of patients with depression and coronary artery disease

  • Alison M. Gilbert

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 412 246 5538; fax: +1 412 246 5520.
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  • Konasale Prasad

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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  • Dhruman Goradia

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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  • Jeffrey Nutche

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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  • Matcheri Keshavan

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 2P12, Landmark Bldg, 401 Park Drive, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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  • Ellen Frank

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA

Received 8 July 2008 ,Revised 27 March 2009 ,Accepted 7 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2009.07.006

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 181, Issue 1 , Pages 9-14 , 30 January 2010

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