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Hippocampal Volume and Depression: A Meta-Analysis of MRI Studies

American Journal of Psychiatry · 2004 · Vol. 161(11) · pp. 1957–1966
Poul VidebechBarbara Ravnkilde

Abstract

Hippocampal volume is reduced in patients with unipolar depression, maybe as a consequence of repeated periods of major depressive disorder. Bipolar patients did not seem to show a reduction in hippocampal volume, but this has been much less investigated.

Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchHippocampal formationMeta-analysisDepression (economics)HippocampusPsychologyInternal medicineMajor depressive disorderMood disordersMoodMedicine

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AdultAge FactorsAgedBipolar DisorderDepressive DisorderFemaleHippocampusHumansFunctional LateralityMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedSex FactorsAge of Onset
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