Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 49, Issue 8 , Pages 772-782 , August 2010

Imaging–Genetics Applications in Child Psychiatry

,Accepted 18 December 2009.

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 This article is discussed in an editorial by Drs. James J. Hudziak and Stephen V. Faraone on page 729.

 This article was reviewed under and accepted by Ad Hoc Editor David R. Rosenberg, M.D.

 This is one of several articles published in the August and September issues of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry that explores the intersection of genetics and mental health disorders in children and adolescents. The editors invite the reader to investigate the additional articles on this burgeoning area of developmental psychopathology.

 Disclosure: Drs. Pine, Ernst, and Leibenluft report no biomedical financial interests or potential conflicts of interest.

PII: S0890-8567(10)00107-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2009.12.022

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 49, Issue 8 , Pages 772-782 , August 2010

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