Does trauma-focused psychotherapy change the brain? A systematic review of neural correlates of therapeutic gains in PTSD

Does trauma-focused psychotherapy change the brain? A systematic review of neural correlates of therapeutic gains in PTSD

Background Meta-analytic results indicate that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with hypoactivation of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), hyperactivation of the amygdala, and volume reductions of the hippocampus. Effective psychotherapeutic treatments were hypothesized to normali...

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Main Authors: Antje Manthey, Anika Sierk, Eva-Lotta Brakemeier, Henrik Walter, Judith K. Daniels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Subjects:
review
ptsd
trauma
psychotherapy
exposure therapy
fmri
neurobiology
amygdala
prefrontal cortex
hippocampus
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1929025

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1929025

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