Hippocampal volume in primary unipolar major depression: a magnetic resonance imaging study

Biological PsychiatryPublished 1 June 2000

Khashayar Vakili, Srinivasan S. Pillay, Beny Lafer, Maurizio Fava, Perry F. Renshaw, Christina M Bonello-Cintron

DOI10.1016/s0006-3223(99)00296-6

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The results of this study indicate no reduction in the volume of the hippocampus in patients with major depression, but suggest that the effects of disease severity, gender, and treatment response may influence hippocampal volume.

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The results of our study indicate no reduction in the volume of the hippocampus in patients with major depression. Nonetheless, the results do suggest that the effects of disease severity, gender, and treatment response may influence hippocampal volume.

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