Abnormal Pituitary Glands of Bipolar and Unipolar Patients

Essay # 7920

Medical and Health
Psychology > Disorders
Research Designs

This paper reviews an exploratory research study that examined the abnormalities of the pituitary glands of bipolar and unipolar patients in expectation of finding a cure.

540 words () | 1 source | APA | 2002 United States

Paper Summary:

The author explains that the research question asked if the pituitary glands of bipolar or unipolar patients differ in size from one another or from a control group of healthy participants. MRI images were utilized. The results indicated that patients diagnosed bipolar had significantly smaller pituitary glands than that of the unipolar group and the control group.

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"The study was conducted this past year at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, with the patients being between 18 and 65 years old; each participant had been off of medication for at least two weeks. All perspectives that could be recorded through the MRI were observed and measured."

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APA Citation:

Abnormal Pituitary Glands of Bipolar and Unipolar Patients (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Abnormal-Pituitary-Glands-of-Bipolar-and-Unipolar-Patients/7920

MLA Citation:

"Abnormal Pituitary Glands of Bipolar and Unipolar Patients" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Abnormal-Pituitary-Glands-of-Bipolar-and-Unipolar-Patients/7920>