Hippocampal Volume Reduction in Major Depression
American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 January 2000
J. Douglas Bremner, Meena Narayan, Eric Anderson, Lawrence H. Staib, Helen Miller, Dennis S. Charney
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These findings are consistent with smaller left hippocampal volume in depression, and were significant after brain size, alcohol exposure, age, and education were controlled for.
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These findings are consistent with smaller left hippocampal volume in depression.
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