Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 42-51, January 2010

Adolescents With Major Depression Demonstrate Increased Amygdala Activation

  • Tony T. Yang, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Diego
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Dr. Tony T. Yang, 3020 Children's Way, MC-5018, San Diego, CA 92123
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  • Alan N. Simmons, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Diego
    • Psychiatry Service, Veterans Affairs San Diego Health Care System
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  • Scott C. Matthews, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Diego
    • Psychiatry Service, Veterans Affairs San Diego Health Care System
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  • Susan F. Tapert, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Diego
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  • Guido K. Frank, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of Colorado at Denver, and Health Sciences Center
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  • Jeffrey E. Max, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Diego
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  • Amanda Bischoff-Grethe, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Diego
    • Psychiatry Service, Veterans Affairs San Diego Health Care System
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  • Amy E. Lansing, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Diego
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  • Gregory Brown, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Diego
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  • Irina A. Strigo, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Diego
    • Psychiatry Service, Veterans Affairs San Diego Health Care System
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  • Jing Wu, H.S.

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Diego
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  • Martin P. Paulus, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Diego
    • Psychiatry Service, Veterans Affairs San Diego Health Care System

Accepted 30 September 2009.

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 This article is discussed in an editorial by Dr. David R. Rosenberg on page 7.

 This work was supported by grants from NIMH (K23MH70791), NARSAD, and Klingenstein Foundations to T.T.Y.

 Disclosure: Drs. Yang, Simmons, Matthews, Tapert, Frank, Max, Bischoff-Grethe, Lansing, Brown, Strigo, and Paulus, and Mr. Wu report no biomedical financial interests or potential conflicts of interest.

PII: S0890-8567(09)00006-9

doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2009.09.004

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Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 42-51, January 2010

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