Object To assess the microstructure integrity of brain white matter tracts in patients with first-episode treatment-naive general anxiety disorders (GAD) using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) technique. To explore the possible pathological mechanism of brain function in GAD from neuroimaging field.
Methods Twenty two first-episode,treatment-naive and no comorbid patients with GAD,aged 18 to 44 years old (according to the diagnosis criteria of DSM-IV-TR Handbook of Differential Diagnosis, SCID-I/P) and ...