Differential neural predictors of treatment response for fear and dysphoric features of posttraumatic stress disorder.
cognitive behavior therapy
neuroimaging
posttraumatic stress disorder
trauma
treatment resistance
Journal
Depression and anxiety
ISSN: 1520-6394
Titre abrégé: Depress Anxiety
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9708816
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2020
10 2020
Historique:
received:
07
09
2019
revised:
20
02
2020
accepted:
28
02
2020
pubmed:
25
6
2020
medline:
15
1
2021
entrez:
25
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Although trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) is the frontline treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), at least one-third of patients are treatment nonresponders. This study aimed to identify neural markers of treatment response, specifically the prediction of remission of specific PTSD symptoms. This study assessed PTSD treatment-seeking patients (n = 40) before TF-CBT during functional magnetic brain resonance imaging (fMRI) when they processed fearful, sad, happy, and neutral faces. Patients underwent nine sessions of TF-CBT and were independently assessed on the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) following treatment. Treatment responders and nonresponders were compared with healthy controls (n = 40). The severity of PTSD was assessed with the CAPS. fMRI responses were calculated for each emotion face compared to neutral contrast, which were correlated with reduction in PTSD severity from pretreatment to posttreatment. Treatment response was categorized by at least 50% reduction in the severity of PTSD. The activation of left insula during the processing of both sad and fearful faces was associated with a greater reduction of fear but not with dysphoric symptoms after treatment. Connectivity of the left insula to the pregenual anterior cingulate cortex was associated with poorer response to treatment. Responders and controllers had similar levels of activation and connectivity and were different from nonresponders. Positive response to TF-CBT is predicted during emotion processing by normal levels of recruitment of neural networks implicated in emotional information. These findings suggest that distinct neural networks are predictive of PTSD fear and dysphoric symptom reduction following TF-CBT.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Although trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) is the frontline treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), at least one-third of patients are treatment nonresponders. This study aimed to identify neural markers of treatment response, specifically the prediction of remission of specific PTSD symptoms.
METHODS
This study assessed PTSD treatment-seeking patients (n = 40) before TF-CBT during functional magnetic brain resonance imaging (fMRI) when they processed fearful, sad, happy, and neutral faces. Patients underwent nine sessions of TF-CBT and were independently assessed on the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) following treatment. Treatment responders and nonresponders were compared with healthy controls (n = 40). The severity of PTSD was assessed with the CAPS. fMRI responses were calculated for each emotion face compared to neutral contrast, which were correlated with reduction in PTSD severity from pretreatment to posttreatment. Treatment response was categorized by at least 50% reduction in the severity of PTSD.
RESULTS
The activation of left insula during the processing of both sad and fearful faces was associated with a greater reduction of fear but not with dysphoric symptoms after treatment. Connectivity of the left insula to the pregenual anterior cingulate cortex was associated with poorer response to treatment. Responders and controllers had similar levels of activation and connectivity and were different from nonresponders.
CONCLUSIONS
Positive response to TF-CBT is predicted during emotion processing by normal levels of recruitment of neural networks implicated in emotional information. These findings suggest that distinct neural networks are predictive of PTSD fear and dysphoric symptom reduction following TF-CBT.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1026-1036Informations de copyright
© 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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