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Brain volume abnormalities in major depressive disorder: A meta‐analysis of magnetic resonance imaging studies

Human Brain Mapping · 2009 · Vol. 30(11) · pp. 3719–3735
P. Cédric M. P. KoolschijnNeeltje E.M. van HarenGerty Lensvelt‐MuldersHilleke E. Hulshoff PolRené S. Kahn

Abstract

This is the first comprehensive meta-analysis in major depressive disorder demonstrating structural brain abnormalities, particularly in those brain areas that are involved in emotion processing and stress-regulation.

Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesTreatment of Major DepressionMemory and Neural MechanismsMagnetic resonance imagingBrain sizePsychologyPutamenOrbitofrontal cortexMajor depressive disorderCaudate nucleusAnterior cingulate cortexNeuroimagingPrefrontal cortex

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BrainBrain MappingMajor Depressive DisorderDepressive Disorder, MajorHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingDatabases, Bibliographic
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