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 normal...

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Published in:	European Journal of Psychotraumatology
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
Subjects:	review ptsd trauma psychotherapy exposure therapy fmri neurobiology amygdala prefrontal cortex hippocampus
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1929025