2003
Amygdala and Hippocampal Volumes in Adolescents and Adults With Bipolar Disorder
Blumberg HP, Kaufman J, Martin A, Whiteman R, Zhang JH, Gore JC, Charney DS, Krystal JH, Peterson BS. Amygdala and Hippocampal Volumes in Adolescents and Adults With Bipolar Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry 2003, 60: 1201-1208. PMID: 14662552, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.60.12.1201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal volumeMedial temporal lobe structuresTemporal lobe structuresBipolar disorderIllness featuresVeterans Affairs Medical CenterLobe structuresRepeated-measures statistical analysisCourse of illnessTotal brain volumeAmygdala volume reductionsBD type IAnatomic magnetic resonanceHealthy comparison subjectsPaucity of dataVolume reductionSignificant volume reductionVolumetric abnormalitiesNeurodegenerative changesIllness durationOutpatient treatmentUniversity HospitalGreater effect sizeMedical CenterHippocampal region
1986
Assessment of alexithymia in posttraumatic stress disorder and somatic illness: introduction of a reliable measure.
Krystal JH, Giller EL, Cicchetti DV. Assessment of alexithymia in posttraumatic stress disorder and somatic illness: introduction of a reliable measure. Psychosomatic Medicine 1986, 48: 84-94. PMID: 3945719, DOI: 10.1097/00006842-198601000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderBeth Israel Psychosomatic QuestionnaireSomatic illnessStress disorderOutpatient treatmentAffective patientsAffective disordersPsychiatric inpatientsPatientsSchalling-Sifneos ScaleComparison groupAssessment of alexithymiaMedical servicesInterrater reliabilityPsychosomatic researchVietnam veteransDisordersSimilar degreeInpatientsGreater degreePsychosomatic QuestionnaireIllnessMMPI subscalesSomatic groupsReliable measure