Hippocampal volume and subjective memory impairment in depressed patients

Armin von Gunten; Maria A Ron

doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.05.003

Hippocampal volume and subjective memory impairment in depressed patients

Eur Psychiatry. 2004 Nov;19(7):438-40. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.05.003.

Authors

Armin von Gunten¹, Maria A Ron

Affiliation

¹ Service Universitaire de Psychogériatrie, route du Mont, 1008 Prilly, Lausanne, Switzerland.

PMID: 15504652
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.05.003

Abstract

The relationship between severity of subjective memory impairment and volume of the hippocampus/amygdala complex was investigated in non-demented depressed patients and it was found to correlate with decreasing volume in the right hippocampus.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Amygdala / abnormalities
Depressive Disorder, Major / diagnosis
Depressive Disorder, Major / epidemiology*
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Female
Hippocampus / abnormalities*
Humans
Male
Memory Disorders / diagnosis*
Memory Disorders / epidemiology
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests