Schizophrenia Research
Volume 115, Issue 2 , Pages 146-155 , December 2009

Structural magnetic resonance imaging predictors of responsiveness to cognitive behaviour therapy in psychosis

  • Preethi Premkumar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
    • ,
  • Dominic Fannon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
    • ,
  • Elizabeth Kuipers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
    • NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, London, London, UK
    • ,
  • Emmanuelle R. Peters

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
    • NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, London, London, UK
    • ,
  • Ananatha P.P. Anilkumar

      Affiliations

    • South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, London, UK
    • ,
  • Andrew Simmons

      Affiliations

    • NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, London, London, UK
    • Centre for Neuroimaging Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
    • ,
  • Veena Kumari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
    • NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, London, London, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychology, PO78, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK. Tel.: +44 207 848 0233; fax: +44 207 848 0860.

Received 17 April 2009 ,Revised 7 August 2009 ,Accepted 8 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2009.08.007

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 115, Issue 2 , Pages 146-155 , December 2009

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