Magnetic Resonance Imaging Volumes of the Hippocampus and the Amygdala in Women With Borderline Personality Disorder and Early Traumatization
Archives of General PsychiatryPublished 1 December 2000
Martin Drießen, Jörg Herrmann, K. Stahl, M. Zwaan, Szilvia Meier, Andreas Hill
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In female patients with BPD, the authors found reduction of the volumes of the hippocampus (and perhaps of the amygdala), but the association of volume reduction and traumatic experiences remains unclear.
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In female patients with BPD, we found reduction of the volumes of the hippocampus (and perhaps of the amygdala), but the association of volume reduction and traumatic experiences remains unclear. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2000;57:1115-1122.
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