Neurosubstrates of remission following prolonged exposure therapy in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 382-389

  Simmons, Alan N ^a,b   Norman, Sonya B ^a,b   Spadoni, Andrea D ^a,b   Strigo, Irina A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Combat; Insula; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Remission; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR INSULA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VETERAN; ANTICIPATION; CEREBELLUM; CONNECTOME; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; MIDDLE FRONTAL GYRUS; POSTERIOR INSULA; PROLONGED EXPOSURE THERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REMISSION;

ADULT; ANTICIPATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS;

EID: 84886312854     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000348867     Document Type: Article

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