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Brain Imaging Investigation of the Impairing Effect of Emotion on Cognition
Published on: February 1, 2012
Functional imaging of mood and anxiety disorders
Thilo Deckersbach1, Darin D Dougherty, Scott L Rauch
1Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA. tdeckersbach@partners.org
Abstract:
Neuroimaging research has emerged as a valuable tool in shaping our understanding of the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders. We review functional neuroimaging findings pertaining to mood disorders (major depression, bipolar disorders) as well as selected anxiety disorders (posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD] and obsessive-compulsive disorder [OCD]).

