Fear extinction learning improvement in PTSD after EMDR therapy: an fMRI study

Objective: Neurobiological models of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) implicate fear processing impairments in the maintenance of the disorder. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is one of the most efficient psychotherapies to treat PTSD. We aimed at exploring the brain mechani...

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Main Authors: Pierre-François Rousseau, Myriam El Khoury-Malhame, Emmanuelle Reynaud, Sarah Boukezzi, Aïda Cancel, Xavier Zendjidjian, Valérie Guyon, Jean-Claude Samuelian, Eric Guedj, Thierry Chaminade, Stephanie Khalfa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-12-01
Series:European Journal of Psychotraumatology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2019.1568132