Anticipatory activation in the amygdala and anterior cingulate in generalized anxiety disorder and prediction of treatment response.

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Published in Am J Psychiatry on January 02, 2009

Authors

Jack B Nitschke1, Issidoros Sarinopoulos, Desmond J Oathes, Tom Johnstone, Paul J Whalen, Richard J Davidson, Ned H Kalin

Author Affiliations

1: Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 53705-2280, USA. jnitschke@wisc.edu

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