Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 47, Issue 11 , Pages 1289-1298 , November 2008

Meta-Analysis of Amygdala Volumes in Children and Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder

,Accepted 9 June 2008.

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 The study was supported in part by the K23 Career Development Awards of Drs. DelBello (K23 MH063373) and Adler (K23 MH064086).Article Plus (online-only) materials for this article on the Journal's Web site:www.jaacap.com.This article is the subject of an editorial by Dr. Ellen Leibenluft in this issue.

PII: S0890-8567(08)60120-3

doi: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e318185d299

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 47, Issue 11 , Pages 1289-1298 , November 2008

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