2017
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression Symptom Severities Are Differentially Associated With Hippocampal Subfield Volume Loss in Combat Veterans
Averill CL, Satodiya RM, Scott JC, Wrocklage KM, Schweinsburg B, Averill LA, Akiki TJ, Amoroso T, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Abdallah CG. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression Symptom Severities Are Differentially Associated With Hippocampal Subfield Volume Loss in Combat Veterans. Chronic Stress 2017, 1: 2470547017744538. PMID: 29520395, PMCID: PMC5839647, DOI: 10.1177/2470547017744538.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderBeck Depression Inventory scoresClinician-Administered PTSD ScaleCornu ammonis 4Depression Inventory scoresHippocampal subfieldsSymptom severityStress disorderPTSD ScaleAlcohol/substance use disorderHippocampal subfield volume lossHigh-resolution structural magnetic resonance imagingInventory scoresAnterior hippocampal regionsStructural magnetic resonance imagingDepressive symptom severityPrefrontal-amygdala circuitrySubstance use disordersBeck Depression InventoryDepression symptom severityMagnetic resonance imagingPosttraumatic stress disorder groupPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsCombat-exposed veteransFuture confirmatory studies
2006
Age, Rapid-Cycling, and Pharmacotherapy Effects on Ventral Prefrontal Cortex in Bipolar Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study
Blumberg HP, Krystal JH, Bansal R, Martin A, Dziura J, Durkin K, Martin L, Gerard E, Charney DS, Peterson BS. Age, Rapid-Cycling, and Pharmacotherapy Effects on Ventral Prefrontal Cortex in Bipolar Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study. Biological Psychiatry 2006, 59: 611-618. PMID: 16414030, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy comparison subjectsWhite matter volumeMagnetic resonance imagingMatter volumeBD patientsHigh-resolution structural magnetic resonance imagingYoung adulthoodStructural magnetic resonance imagingTotal brain volumeCross-sectional studyGray matter volumeAge group interactionVentral prefrontal cortexPharmacotherapy effectsPrefrontal cortex functionIllness featuresBD IProtective effectVolume abnormalitiesHC subjectsComparison subjectsBrain volumeVolume deficitsBipolar disorderRapid initial decline