Prefrontal cortex and amygdala volume in first minor or major depressive episode after cancer diagnosis
E Yoshikawa, Y Matsuoka, H Yamasue, M Inagaki… - Biological …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Major and minor depressive episodes in cancer patients are frequent and
are frequently seen as the first depressive episode in a patient's life. However, the
neurological basis of these depressive episodes remains largely unknown. METHODS:
Subjects were 51 breast cancer survivors (BCS) who had no history of any depressive
episode before the cancer diagnosis (11 BCS with a history of a first minor depressive
episode after cancer diagnosis, 11 BCS with a history of a first major depressive episode …
are frequently seen as the first depressive episode in a patient's life. However, the
neurological basis of these depressive episodes remains largely unknown. METHODS:
Subjects were 51 breast cancer survivors (BCS) who had no history of any depressive
episode before the cancer diagnosis (11 BCS with a history of a first minor depressive
episode after cancer diagnosis, 11 BCS with a history of a first major depressive episode …
