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. 2008 Jul 15;163(2):126-32.
doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2007.12.009. Epub 2008 May 27.

Hippocampal volumes and depression subtypes

Daniel L Greenberg  1 , Martha E Payne, James R MacFall, David C Steffens, Ranga R Krishnan
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Hippocampal volumes and depression subtypes

Daniel L Greenberg et al. Psychiatry Res. .

Abstract

Studies of depression and hippocampal volume have yielded inconsistent results. This inconsistency could stem from the heterogeneity of depressive disorders. We conducted cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of hippocampal volumes in atypical depressive, melancholic depressive, and control subjects. We found no effect of depression subtype on hippocampal volume or memory performance.

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