Correlates of EMDR Therapy in Functional and Structural Neuroimaging - A critical summary of recent findings

Neuroimaging investigations of the effects of psychotherapies treating posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD), including eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), have reported findings
consistent
with modifications in cerebral blood flow (CBF; single photon emission computed tomography
[SPECT]), in neuronal volume and density (magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]), and more recently in
brain electric signal (electroencephalography [EEG]). Additionally in the recent past, EMDR-
related neurobiological
changes were monitored by EEG during therapy itself and showed a shift of the maximal
activation from emotional limbic to cortical cognitive brain regions. This was the first time in which
neurobiological changes occurring during any psychotherapy session have been reported,
making
EMDR
the first psychotherapy with a proven neurobiological effect. The purpose of this article was to review the
results of functional and structural changes taking place at PTSD treatment and presented during the
period of 1999-2012 by various research groups. The reported pathophysiological changes are presented
by neuropsychological technique and implemented methodology
and critically analyzed.

Tipo Pubblicazione: 
Articolo
Author or Creator: 
Pagani M
Hogberg G
Fernandez I
Siracusano A
Publisher: 
Springer Pub. Co.,, New York, NY , Stati Uniti d'America
Source: 
Journal of EMDR practice and research 7 (2013): 29–38. doi:10.1891/1933-3196.7.1.29
info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Pagani M, Hogberg G, Fernandez I and Siracusano A/titolo:Correlates of EMDR Therapy in Functional and Structural Neuroimaging - A critical summary of recent findings/doi:10.1891/1933-3196.7.1.29/rivista:Journal of EMDR practice
Date: 
2013
Resource Identifier: 
http://www.cnr.it/prodotto/i/324057
https://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1933-3196.7.1.29
info:doi:10.1891/1933-3196.7.1.29
Language: 
Eng
ISTC Author: 
Ritratto di Marco Pagani
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