Gray and white matter volume abnormalities in generalized anxiety disorder by categorical and dimensional characterization.

ABSTRACT: Increasing efforts have been made to investigate the underlying pathophysiology of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), but only limited consistent information is available on gray (GM) and white matter (WM) volume changes in affected adults. Additionally, few studies employed dimensional approaches to GAD pathology. This study compares structural brain imaging data from n=19 GAD subjects and n=24 healthy comparison (HC) subjects, all medication-free and matched on age, sex and education. Separate categorical and dimensional models were employed using voxel-based morphometry for GM and WM. Significantly higher GM volumes were found in GAD subjects mainly in basal ganglia structures and less consistently in the superior temporal pole. For WM, GAD subjects showed significantly lower volumes i

SUBMITTER: Hilbert K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5103633 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature