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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ820956
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Nov
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0890-8567
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Brain Imaging in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
MacMaster, Frank P.; O'Neill, Joseph; Rosenberg, David R.
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, v47 n11 p1262 Nov 2008
Neuroimaging findings support the frontal-striatal-thalamic model of pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder. Glutamate is also implicated in the pathological finding of the disease. Implications for pediatric OCD treatments are discussed.
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Pediatrics, Neurology, Diagnostic Tests, Children, Brain, Behavior Disorders, Therapy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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