2017
Multimodal Neuroimaging of Frontolimbic Structure and Function Associated With Suicide Attempts in Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder
Johnston JAY, Wang F, Liu J, Blond BN, Wallace A, Liu J, Spencer L, Cox Lippard ET, Purves KL, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Hermes E, Pittman B, Zhang S, King R, Martin A, Oquendo MA, Blumberg HP. Multimodal Neuroimaging of Frontolimbic Structure and Function Associated With Suicide Attempts in Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2017, 174: 667-675. PMID: 28135845, PMCID: PMC5939580, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.15050652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeBipolar disorderWhite matter integrityFunctional connectivityMatter volumeSuicide attemptsAttempt lethalityPrefrontal connectivitySuicidal ideationYoung adult suicide attemptersAmygdala-prefrontal functional connectivityYoung adultsAmygdala functional connectivitySuicide-related symptomsAdult suicide attemptersPrior suicide attemptsRegional gray matter volumeFrontolimbic structuresNonattempter groupFrontolimbic systemsHigh riskSignificant negative correlationFunctional MROrbitofrontal cortexSuicidal behavior
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