Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 118, Issue 1 , Pages 19-27 , November 2009

Prefrontal cortical and striatal activity to happy and fear faces in bipolar disorder is associated with comorbid substance abuse and eating disorder

  • Stefanie Hassel

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Loeffler Building; 121 Meyran Avenue, Room 203, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. Tel.: +1 412 383 8193; fax: +1 412 383 8336.
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  • Jorge R. Almeida

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
    • ,
  • Ellen Frank

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Amelia Versace

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Sharon A. Nau

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Crystal R. Klein

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • David J. Kupfer

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Mary L. Phillips

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • University of Cardiff, School of Medicine, Department of Psychological Medicine, Cardiff, UK

Received 10 August 2008 ,Revised 14 January 2009 ,Accepted 19 January 2009.

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PII: S0165-0327(09)00039-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.01.021

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 118, Issue 1 , Pages 19-27 , November 2009

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