TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Amygdala volumetric change following psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder
JO  - Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences
A1  - Laugharne, Jonathan
A1  - Kullack, Claire
A1  - Lee, Christopher W.
A1  - McGuire, Tracy
A1  - Brockman, Simone
A1  - Drummond, Peter D.
A1  - Starkstein, Sergio
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The authors investigated the impact of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and prolonged exposure (PE) on the volumes of the amygdala and hippocampus, structures known to be important in fear conditioning, in 20 patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Patients were randomly allocated to either EMDR or PE. Volumes were assessed before and after treatment via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Both groups showed significant improvements in PTSD symptoms. Left amygdala mean volume increased significantly following EMDR treatment only. No significant volumetric changes were found for the hippocampus.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0895-0172
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.16010006
ID  - ref1
ER  -