Examining the effect of psychopathic traits on gray matter volume in a community substance abuse sample
Cope LM, Shane MS, Segall JM, Nyalakanti PK, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD, Calhoun VD, Kiehl KA. Examining the effect of psychopathic traits on gray matter volume in a community substance abuse sample. Psychiatry Research 2012, 204: 91-100. PMID: 23217577, PMCID: PMC3536442, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2012.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntisocial Personality DisorderBrainCognition DisordersFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNerve Fibers, MyelinatedNeuropsychological TestsPersonality InventoryPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRegression AnalysisResidence CharacteristicsSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsGray matter volumeMatter volumeOrbital frontal cortexMagnetic resonance imagingRight hippocampusFrontal cortexBilateral orbital frontal cortexRight anterior cingulateGray matter reductionsGray matter increasesStructural imaging studiesLimbic regionsBrain abnormalitiesRight insulaParalimbic regionsAnterior cingulateLifetime drugSubstance abuse sampleResonance imagingImaging studiesAlcohol useExploratory regression analysisRegression analysisLimbicMatter reductionComparison of brain volume abnormalities between ADHD and conduct disorder in adolescence
Stevens MC, Haney-Caron E. Comparison of brain volume abnormalities between ADHD and conduct disorder in adolescence. Journal Of Psychiatry And Neuroscience 2012, 37: 389-398. PMID: 22663946, PMCID: PMC3493096, DOI: 10.1503/jpn.110148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain structure abnormalitiesWhite matter volumeMatter volumeConduct disorderStructure abnormalitiesStructural brain abnormalitiesStudy of patientsSex-matched controlsFuture etiological studiesBrain volume abnormalitiesGray matter volumeBrain structure imagesWhole brain greyVoxel-based analysisFrontal lobe regionsGray matter regionsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) samplesBrain abnormalitiesStudy groupVolume abnormalitiesFrontotemporal abnormalitiesFrontal lobeControl groupStructural abnormalitiesSubcortical deficits