Early adversity and combat exposure interact to influence anterior cingulate cortex volume in combat veterans

NeuroImage: Clinical

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 670-674

  Woodward, Steven H ^a   Kuo, Janice R ^b   Schaer, Marie ^c   Kaloupek, Danny G ^d,e   Eliez, Stephan ^c  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^d VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cingulate cortex; Combat disorders; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Stress, psychological

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VETERAN; WAR; WHITE MATTER; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARMY; BATTLE INJURY; BRAIN TISSUE; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA QUESTIONNAIRE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL AMYGDALA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEAR; IRAN; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; UNITED STATES; VIET NAM;

EID: 84878302524     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22131582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2013.04.016     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. E.B. Ansell, K. Rando, K. Tuit, J. Guarnaccia, and R. Sinha Cumulative adversity and smaller gray matter volume in medial prefrontal, anterior cingulate, and insula regions Biological Psychiatry 72 2012 57 64
2. D.D. Blake, F.W. Weathers, L.M. Nagy, D.G. Kaloupek, F.D. Gusman, D.S. Charney, and T.M. Keane The development of a clinician-administered PTSD scale Journal of Traumatic Stress 8 1995 75 90
3. J.D. Bremner, P. Randall, E. Vermetten, L. Staib, R.A. Bronen, C. Mazure, S. Capelli, G. McCarthy, R.B. Innis, and D.S. Charney Magnetic resonance imaging-based measurement of hippocampal volume in posttraumatic stress disorder related to childhood physical and sexual abuse - a preliminary report Biological Psychiatry 41 1997 23 32 (Pubitemid 27050642)
4. J.D. Bremner, L.H. Staib, D. Kaloupek, S.M. Southwick, R. Soufer, and D.S. Charney Neural correlates of exposure to traumatic pictures and sound in Vietnam combat veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder: a positron emission tomography study Biological Psychiatry 45 1999 806 816 (Pubitemid 29185471)
5. J.D. Bremner, B. Elzinga, C. Schmahl, and E. Vermetten Structural and functional plasticity of the human brain in posttraumatic stress disorder Progress in Brain Research 167 2008 171 186
6. R.A. Bryant, M.L. O'Donnell, M. Creamer, A.C. McFarlane, C.R. Clark, and D. Silove The psychiatric sequelae of traumatic injury The American Journal of Psychiatry 167 2010 312 320
7. G. Bush, P. Luu, and M.I. Posner Cognitive and emotional influences in anterior cingulate cortex Trends in Cognitive Science 4 2000 215 222 (Pubitemid 30332147)
8. O.A. Cabrera, C.W. Hoge, P.D. Bliese, C.A. Castro, and S.C. Messer Childhood adversity and combat as predictors of depression and post-traumatic stress in deployed troops American Journal of Preventive Medicine 33 2007 77 82 (Pubitemid 47126240)
9. S. Chen, W. Xia, L. Li, J. Liu, Z. He, Z. Zhang, L. Yan, J. Zhang, and D. Hu Gray matter density reduction in the insula in fire survivors with posttraumatic stress disorder: a voxel-based morphometric study Psychiatry Research 146 2006 65 72 (Pubitemid 43269990)
10. R.A. Cohen, S. Grieve, K.F. Hoth, R.H. Paul, L. Sweet, D. Tate, J. Gunstad, L. Stroud, J. McCaffery, B. Hitsman, R. Niaura, C.R. Clark, A. McFarlane, R. Bryant, E. Gordon, and L.M. Williams Early life stress and morphometry of the adult anterior cingulate cortex and caudate nuclei Biological Psychiatry 59 2006 975 982
11. U. Dannlowski, A. Stuhrmann, V. Beutelmann, P. Zwanzger, T. Lenzen, D. Grotegerd, K. Domschke, C. Hohoff, P. Ohrmann, J. Bauer, C. Lindner, C. Postert, C. Konrad, V. Arolt, W. Heindel, T. Suslow, and H. Kugel Limbic scars: long-term consequences of childhood maltreatment revealed by functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging Biological Psychiatry 71 2012 286 293
12. M.D. De Bellis, M.S. Keshavan, D.B. Clark, B.J. Casey, J.N. Giedd, A.M. Boring, K. Frustaci, and N.D. Ryan A.E. Bennett Research Award. Developmental traumatology. Part II: brain development Biological Psychiatry 45 1999 1271 1284
13. M.D. De Bellis, M.S. Keshavan, H. Shifflett, S. Iyengar, S.R. Beers, J. Hall, and G. Moritz Brain structures in pediatric maltreatment-related posttraumatic stress disorder: a sociodemographically matched study Biological Psychiatry 52 2002 1066 1078 (Pubitemid 35379964)
14. A. Etkin, and T.D. Wager Functional neuroimaging of anxiety: a meta-analysis of emotional processing in PTSD, social anxiety disorder, and specific phobia The American Journal of Psychiatry 164 2007 1476 1488 (Pubitemid 350069724)
15. A. Etkin, T. Egner, and R. Kalisch Emotional processing in anterior cingulate and medial prefrontal cortex Trends in Cognitive Science 15 2011 85 93
16. M.B. First, R.L. Spitzer, M. Gibbon, and J.B.W. Williams Structured Clinical Interview for Axis I DSM-IV Disorders - Patient Edition (SCID-I/P) 1995 Biometrics Research Department, NY State Psychiatric Institute New York
17. A. Fornito, S. Whittle, S.J. Wood, D. Velakoulis, C. Pantelis, and M. Yucel The influence of sulcal variability on morphometry of the human anterior cingulate and paracingulate cortex NeuroImage 33 2006 843 854 (Pubitemid 44739997)
18. A. Fornito, S.J. Wood, S. Whittle, J. Fuller, C. Adamson, M.M. Saling, D. Velakoulis, C. Pantelis, and M. Yucel Variability of the paracingulate sulcus and morphometry of the medial frontal cortex: associations with cortical thickness, surface area, volume, and sulcal depth Human Brain Mapping 29 2008 222 236 (Pubitemid 351294950)
19. M.J. Gray, B.T. Litz, J.L. Hsu, and T.W. Lombardo Psychometric properties of the life events checklist Assessment 11 2004 330 341 (Pubitemid 44526174)
20. D.A. Gutman, P.E. Holtzheimer, T.E. Behrens, H. Johansen-Berg, and H.S. Mayberg A tractography analysis of two deep brain stimulation white matter targets for depression Biological Psychiatry 65 2009 276 282
21. M.B. Hamner, J.P. Lorberbaum, and M.S. George Potential role of the anterior cingulate cortex in PTSD: review and hypothesis Depression and Anxiety 9 1999 1 14 (Pubitemid 29061534)
22. J.P. Hayes, S.M. Hayes, and A.M. Mikedis Quantitative meta-analysis of neural activity in posttraumatic stress disorder Biology of Mood and Anxiety Disorders 2 2012 9
23. H. Johansen-Berg, D.A. Gutman, T.E. Behrens, P.M. Matthews, M.F. Rushworth, E. Katz, A.M. Lozano, and H.S. Mayberg Anatomical connectivity of the subgenual cingulate region targeted with deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression Cerebral Cortex 18 2008 1374 1383 (Pubitemid 351769789)
24. R. Kalisch, K. Wiech, H.D. Critchley, and R.J. Dolan Levels of appraisal: a medial prefrontal role in high-level appraisal of emotional material NeuroImage 30 2006 1458 1466
25. A. Karl, M. Schaefer, L.S. Malta, D. Dorfel, N. Rohleder, and A. Werner A meta-analysis of structural brain abnormalities in PTSD Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 30 2006 1004 1031 (Pubitemid 44308647)
26. T.M. Keane, J.A. Fairbank, J.M. Caddell, R.T. Zimering, K.L. Taylor, and C.A. Mora Clinical evaluation of a measure to assess combat exposure Psychological Assessment 1 1989 53 55
27. N. Kitayama, S. Quinn, and J.D. Bremner Smaller volume of anterior cingulate cortex in abuse-related posttraumatic stress disorder Journal of Affective Disorders 90 2006 171 174 (Pubitemid 43183524)
28. H.C. Kraemer, and C.M. Blasey Centring in regression analyses: a strategy to prevent errors in statistical inference International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research 13 2004 141 151 (Pubitemid 39264454)
29. J.R. Kuo, D.G. Kaloupek, and S.H. Woodward Amygdala volume in combat-exposed veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder: a cross-sectional study Archives of General Psychiatry 69 2012 1080 1086
30. C.A. LeardMann, B. Smith, and M.A. Ryan Do adverse childhood experiences increase the risk of postdeployment posttraumatic stress disorder in US Marines? BMC Public Health 10 2010 437
31. I. Liberzon, and B. Martis Neuroimaging studies of emotional responses in PTSD Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1071 2006 87 109 (Pubitemid 44126723)
32. K.A. McLaughlin, K.J. Conron, K.C. Koenen, and S.E. Gilman Childhood adversity, adult stressful life events, and risk of past-year psychiatric disorder: a test of the stress sensitization hypothesis in a population-based sample of adults Psychological Medicine 40 2010 1647 1658
33. Psychological Corporation Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Third Revision 1997 Harcourt Brace San Antonio
34. S.L. Rauch, L.M. Shin, E. Segal, R.K. Pitman, M.A. Carson, K. McMullin, P.J. Whalen, and N. Makris Selectively reduced regional cortical volumes in post-traumatic stress disorder Neuroreport 14 2003 913 916 (Pubitemid 36829763)
35. A.L. Reiss, J.G. Hennessey, M. Rubin, L. Beach, M.T. Abrams, I.S. Warsofsky, A.M. Liu, and J.M. Links Reliability and validity of an algorithm for fuzzy tissue segmentation of MRI Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography 22 1998 471 479 (Pubitemid 28396743)
36. A.L. Reiss, J.G. Hennessey, M. Rubin, L. Beach, M.T. Abrams, I.S. Warsofsky, A.M. Liu, and J.M. Links Reliability and validity of an algorithm for fuzzy tissue segmentation of MRI Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography 22 1998 471 479 (Pubitemid 28396743)
37. L.M. Shin, and I. Liberzon The Neurocircuitry of Fear, Stress, and Anxiety Disorders 2009 Neuropsychopharmacology
38. G.D. Spasojevic, S. Malobabic, D. Suscevic, L. Stijak, V. Nikolic, and I. Gojkovic Morphological variability of the subcallosal area of man Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy 33 2011 313 318
39. A.L. van Harmelen, M.J. van Tol, N.J. van der Wee, D.J. Veltman, A. Aleman, P. Spinhoven, M.A. van Buchem, F.G. Zitman, B.W. Penninx, and B.M. Elzinga Reduced medial prefrontal cortex volume in adults reporting childhood emotional maltreatment Biological Psychiatry 68 2010 832 838
40. S.H. Woodward, D.G. Kaloupek, C.C. Streeter, M.O. Kimble, A.L. Reiss, S. Eliez, L.L. Wald, P.F. Renshaw, B.B. Frederick, B. Lane, J.I. Sheikh, W.K. Stegman, C.J. Kutter, L.P. Stewart, R.S. Prestel, and N.J. Arsenault Hippocampal volume, PTSD, and alcoholism in combat veterans The American Journal of Psychiatry 163 2006 674 681 (Pubitemid 44464578)
41. S.H. Woodward, D.G. Kaloupek, C.C. Streeter, C. Martinez, M. Schaer, and S. Eliez Decreased anterior cingulate volume in combat-related PTSD Biological Psychiatry 59 2006 582 587 (Pubitemid 43357951)
42. H. Yamasue, K. Kasai, A. Iwanami, T. Ohtani, H. Yamada, O. Abe, N. Kuroki, R. Fukuda, M. Tochigi, S. Furukawa, M. Sadamatsu, T. Sasaki, S. Aoki, K. Ohtomo, N. Asukai, and N. Kato Voxel-based analysis of MRI reveals anterior cingulate gray-matter volume reduction in posttraumatic stress disorder due to terrorism Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 100 2003 9039 9043 (Pubitemid 36899219)