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Comment
. 2016 Jun;21(6):724-5.
doi: 10.1038/mp.2015.199. Epub 2015 Dec 15.

The volumes of subcortical regions in depressed and healthy individuals are strikingly similar: a reinterpretation of the results by Schmaal et al

E I Fried  1 , R A Kievit  2
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The volumes of subcortical regions in depressed and healthy individuals are strikingly similar: a reinterpretation of the results by Schmaal et al

E I Fried et al. Mol Psychiatry. 2016 Jun.
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Figure 1
Density plot and histogram of simulated data based on the largest effect identified by Schmaal et al. (1119 recurrent MDD patients, 7040 controls, Cohen’s d = 0.17).
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  • Response to Dr Fried & Dr Kievit, and Dr Malhi et al.
    Schmaal L, Veltman DJ, van Erp TG, Sämann PG, Frodl T, Jahanshad N, Loehrer E, Vernooij MW, Niessen WJ, Ikram MA, Wittfeld K, Grabe HJ, Block A, Hegenscheid K, Hoehn D, Czisch M, Lagopoulos J, Hatton SN, Hickie IB, Goya-Maldonado R, Krämer B, Gruber O, Couvy-Duchesne B, Rentería ME, Strike LT, Wright MJ, de Zubicaray GI, McMahon KL, Medland SE, Gillespie NA, Hall GB, van Velzen LS, van Tol MJ, van der Wee NJ, Veer IM, Walter H, Schramm E, Normann C, Schoepf D, Konrad C, Zurowski B, McIntosh AM, Whalley HC, Sussmann JE, Godlewska BR, Fischer FH, Penninx BW, Thompson PM, Hibar DP. Schmaal L, et al. Mol Psychiatry. 2016 Jun;21(6):726-8. doi: 10.1038/mp.2016.9. Epub 2016 Feb 23. Mol Psychiatry. 2016. PMID: 26903270 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Comment on

  • Subcortical brain alterations in major depressive disorder: findings from the ENIGMA Major Depressive Disorder working group.
    Schmaal L, Veltman DJ, van Erp TG, Sämann PG, Frodl T, Jahanshad N, Loehrer E, Tiemeier H, Hofman A, Niessen WJ, Vernooij MW, Ikram MA, Wittfeld K, Grabe HJ, Block A, Hegenscheid K, Völzke H, Hoehn D, Czisch M, Lagopoulos J, Hatton SN, Hickie IB, Goya-Maldonado R, Krämer B, Gruber O, Couvy-Duchesne B, Rentería ME, Strike LT, Mills NT, de Zubicaray GI, McMahon KL, Medland SE, Martin NG, Gillespie NA, Wright MJ, Hall GB, MacQueen GM, Frey EM, Carballedo A, van Velzen LS, van Tol MJ, van der Wee NJ, Veer IM, Walter H, Schnell K, Schramm E, Normann C, Schoepf D, Konrad C, Zurowski B, Nickson T, McIntosh AM, Papmeyer M, Whalley HC, Sussmann JE, Godlewska BR, Cowen PJ, Fischer FH, Rose M, Penninx BW, Thompson PM, Hibar DP. Schmaal L, et al. Mol Psychiatry. 2016 Jun;21(6):806-12. doi: 10.1038/mp.2015.69. Epub 2015 Jun 30. Mol Psychiatry. 2016. PMID: 26122586 Free PMC article.

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