scholarly journals CBT reduces CBF: cognitive-behavioral therapy reduces cerebral blood flow in fear-relevant brain regions in spider phobia

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. e00510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila M. Soravia ◽  
Ariane Orosz ◽  
Simon Schwab ◽  
Masahito Nakataki ◽  
Roland Wiest ◽  
...  
2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.A. Zakharchenko ◽  
S.S. Petrikov

The paper presents the review of studies of cognitive behavioral therapy efficacy for patients with depression and anxiety after acute cerebral blood flow disturbance. The possibilities of adapting and modifying cognitive behavior methods of intervention to suit the needs and specific features of these patients are discussed. Organization of therapy sessions for patients with cognitive and emotional impairments during rehabilitation after acute cerebral blood flow disturbance is described. The common structure of the psychotherapeutic process and the peculiarities of behavioral and cognitive interventions are considered.


2002 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas Furmark ◽  
Maria Tillfors ◽  
Ina Marteinsdottir ◽  
Håkan Fischer ◽  
Anna Pissiota ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Hinze ◽  
Anne Röder ◽  
Nicole Menzie ◽  
Ulf Müller ◽  
Katharina Domschke ◽  
...  

Recent fMRI studies on specific animal phobias, particularly spider phobia (arachnophobia), have identified a large variety of specific brain regions involved in normal and disturbed fear processing. Both functional and structural brain abnormalities have been identified among phobic patients. Current research suggests that both conscious and subconscious fear processing play a crucial role in phobic disorders. Cognitive behavioral therapy has been identified as an effective treatment for specific phobias and has been associated with neuroplastic effects which can be evaluated using current neuroimaging techniques. Recent research suggests that new approaches using virtual (VR) or augmented reality (AR) tend to be similarly effective as traditional “in vivo” therapy methods and could expand treatment options for different medical or individual scenarios. This narrative review elaborates on neural structures and particularities of arachnophobia. Current treatment options are discussed and future research questions are highlighted.


2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (7) ◽  
pp. 1148-1156 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Yoshino ◽  
Y. Okamoto ◽  
G. Okada ◽  
M. Takamura ◽  
N. Ichikawa ◽  
...  

AbstractBackgroundCognitive–behavioral therapy (CBT) is thought to be useful for chronic pain, with the pathology of the latter being closely associated with cognitive–emotional components. However, there are few resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (R-fMRI) studies. We used the independent component analysis method to examine neural changes after CBT and to assess whether brain regions predict treatment response.MethodsWe performed R-fMRI on a group of 29 chronic pain (somatoform pain disorder) patients and 30 age-matched healthy controls (T1). Patients were enrolled in a weekly 12-session group CBT (T2). We assessed selected regions of interest that exhibited differences in intrinsic connectivity network (ICN) connectivity strength between the patients and controls at T1, and compared T1 and T2. We also examined the correlations between treatment effects and rs-fMRI data.ResultsAbnormal ICN connectivity of the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) and inferior parietal lobule within the dorsal attention network (DAN) and of the paracentral lobule within the sensorimotor network in patients with chronic pain normalized after CBT. Higher ICN connectivity strength in the OFC indicated greater improvements in pain intensity. Furthermore, ICN connectivity strength in the dorsal posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) within the DAN at T1 was negatively correlated with CBT-related clinical improvements.ConclusionsWe conclude that the OFC is crucial for CBT-related improvement of pain intensity, and that the dorsal PCC activation at pretreatment also plays an important role in improvement of clinical symptoms via CBT.


NeuroImage ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 401-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Paquette ◽  
Johanne Lévesque ◽  
Boualem Mensour ◽  
Jean-Maxime Leroux ◽  
Gilles Beaudoin ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Glenn Waller ◽  
Helen Cordery ◽  
Emma Corstorphine ◽  
Hendrik Hinrichsen ◽  
Rachel Lawson ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-36
Author(s):  
Pascal Wabnitz ◽  
Michael Schulz ◽  
Michael Löhr ◽  
André Nienaber

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