PTSD Psychotherapy Outcome Predicted by Brain Activation During Emotional Reactivity and Regulation
Overview
This study investigates whether baseline brain activation patterns during emotional reactivity and regulation predict outcomes for individuals undergoing prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD. Using fMRI data from participants assigned to either immediate treatment or a waiting list, the authors analyzed how specific neural responses moderated symptom reduction. The findings suggest that greater prefrontal engagement and reduced amygdala activity during initial threat processing are associated with better treatment response.
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- Author
- Gregory A. Fonzo (VA Palo Alto Health Care System), Madeleine S. Goodkind (VA Palo Alto Health Care System), Desmond J. Oathes (VA Palo Alto Health Care System), Yevgeniya V. Zaiko (VA Palo Alto Health Care System), Meredith Harvey (VA Palo Alto Health Care System), Kathy Peng (VA Palo Alto Health Care System), Michal Weiss (VA Palo Alto Health Care System), Allison L. Thompson (VA Palo Alto Health Care System), Sanno Zack (VA Palo Alto Health Care System), Steven E. Lindley (VA Palo Alto Health Care System), Bruce A. Arnow (VA Palo Alto Health Care System), Booil Jo (VA Palo Alto Health Care System), James J. Gross (VA Palo Alto Health Care System), Barbara O. Rothbaum (VA Palo Alto Health Care System), Amit Etkin (VA Palo Alto Health Care System)
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- 2017-07-18
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- bronze
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- 10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16091072
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- 152
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@article{allodium:1202f9e282af46a8,
title = {PTSD Psychotherapy Outcome Predicted by Brain Activation During Emotional Reactivity and Regulation},
author = {Gregory A. Fonzo and Madeleine S. Goodkind and Desmond J. Oathes and Yevgeniya V. Zaiko and Meredith Harvey and Kathy Peng and Michal Weiss and Allison L. Thompson and Sanno Zack and Steven E. Lindley and Bruce A. Arnow and Booil Jo and James J. Gross and Barbara O. Rothbaum and Amit Etkin},
year = {2017},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16091072},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16091072}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - PTSD Psychotherapy Outcome Predicted by Brain Activation During Emotional Reactivity and Regulation AU - Fonzo, Gregory A. AU - Goodkind, Madeleine S. AU - Oathes, Desmond J. AU - Zaiko, Yevgeniya V. AU - Harvey, Meredith AU - Peng, Kathy AU - Weiss, Michal AU - Thompson, Allison L. AU - Zack, Sanno AU - Lindley, Steven E. AU - Arnow, Bruce A. AU - Jo, Booil AU - Gross, James J. AU - Rothbaum, Barbara O. AU - Etkin, Amit PY - 2017 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16091072 UR - https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16091072 ER -
APA
Fonzo, G. A., Goodkind, M. S., Oathes, D. J., Zaiko, Y. V., Harvey, M., Peng, K., Weiss, M., Thompson, A. L., Zack, S., Lindley, S. E., Arnow, B. A., Jo, B., Gross, J. J., Rothbaum, B. O., & Etkin, A. (2017). PTSD Psychotherapy Outcome Predicted by Brain Activation During Emotional Reactivity and Regulation. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16091072
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