Neuroimaging in PTSD-related psychotherapies

Neuroimaging studies conducted in PTSD patients who have
undergone various psychological treatments have provided evidence
of modifications in cerebral blood flow (single photon emission
computer tomography, SPECT), neuronal volume and density (magnetic
resonance imaging, MRI), and, more recently, brain electric signal
(electroencephalography, EEG). However, to date the number of such
studies is still far too limited since only a few psychotherapies have
been investigated using SPECT and MRI. In this respect, a recent study
designed to monitor psychotherapy-related neurobiological changes is
expected to pave the way for a new concept in PTSD treatment
investigations. The purpose of this chapter is to review the results of
functional and structural changes being reported in PTSD treatments
during the period from 1999 to 2012, to present a critical review and to
analyze the reported pathophysiological changes.

Tipo Pubblicazione: 
Contributo in volume
Author or Creator: 
Pagani M
Cavallo M
Publisher: 
Springer-Verlag, Berlin, DEU
Source: 
PET and SPECT in Psychiatry, edited by Dierckx R, Otte A, de Vries E, van Waarde A, pp. 397–410. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2014
Date: 
2014
Resource Identifier: 
http://www.cnr.it/prodotto/i/336134
Language: 
Eng
ISTC Author: 
Ritratto di Marco Pagani
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