Schizophrenia Research
Volume 112, Issue 1 , Pages 1-6 , July 2009

No evidence for structural brain changes in young adolescents at ultra high risk for psychosis

  • Tim B. Ziermans

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Medical Center, Heidelberglaan 100, HP A01.468, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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  • Sarah Durston

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
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  • Mirjam Sprong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
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  • Hilde Nederveen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
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  • Neeltje E.M. van Haren

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
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  • Hugo G. Schnack

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
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  • Bertine E. Lahuis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
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  • Patricia F. Schothorst

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
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  • Herman van Engeland

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands

Received 14 August 2008 ,Revised 7 April 2009 ,Accepted 12 April 2009.

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PII: S0920-9964(09)00183-2

doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2009.04.013

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