Increased Amygdala: Hippocampal Volume Ratios Associated with Severity of Anxiety in Pediatric Major Depression

Shauna MacMillan, Philip R. Szeszko, Gregory J. Moore, Rachel Madden, Elisa Lorch, Jennifer Ivey, Sube Banerjee, David R. Rosenberg

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology · 2003 · 185 citations · 53 references

Abstract

These results suggest that alterations in amygdala:hippocampal volume ratios in pediatric MDD may more reflect severity of associated anxiety than depression. These results underscore the importance of assessment for comorbidity in the study of MDD.

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