ReviewNeuropharmacology2012
Executive function and PTSD: disengaging from trauma.
Review in Neuropharmacology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 284 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Using Attentional Bias Modification to Address Trauma Symptoms
The Effectiveness of a Cognitive Training Program, Goal Management Training, on Reducing Cognitive Difficulties and Improving Every-day Functioning in Individuals With Affective Disorders
Who cites it
284 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 644 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions for secondary traumatic stress among mental health professionals serving trauma-affected populations: a systematic review.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Limited and inconclusive effects of computer-based neurocognitive training on PTSD, comorbid depression and executive functioning: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Smaller total and subregional cerebellar volumes in posttraumatic stress disorder: a mega-analysis by the ENIGMA-PGC PTSD workgroup.Molecular psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Adverse Life Experiences and Brain Function: A Meta-Analysis of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings.JAMA network open · 2023Pooled it
- Early pharmacological interventions for universal prevention of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- The effects of psychological interventions on neurocognitive functioning in posttraumatic stress disorder: a systematic review.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2022Pooled it
- Meta-analytic evidence for a joint neural mechanism underlying response inhibition and state anger.Human brain mapping · 2020Pooled it
- Attention to threat in posttraumatic stress disorder as indexed by eye-tracking indices: a systematic review.Psychological medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Emotional Memory in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic PRISMA Review of Controlled Studies.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Pooled it
- Randomized controlled trial of computerized working memory training for Veterans with PTSD.Journal of psychiatric research · 2025Trial
- The effect of eye movement desensitization on neurocognitive functioning compared to retrieval-only in PTSD patients: a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2024Trial
- Emotional Working Memory Training Treatment for Young Adult Problem Online Sports Bettors: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of gambling studies · 2024Trial
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- Inhibitory Control Moderates the Intervention Effects of a Preventive Parenting Program on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Among Male Service Members.Journal of traumatic stress · 2022Trial
- Neurocognitive predictors of treatment outcomes in psychotherapy for comorbid PTSD and substance use disorders.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2021Trial
- Oxytocin, PTSD, and sexual abuse are associated with attention network intrinsic functional connectivity.Psychiatry research. Neuroimaging · 2021Trial
- The Computational, Pharmacological, and Physiological Determinants of Sensory Learning under Uncertainty.Current biology : CB · 2021Trial
- Effects of mindfulness training on posttraumatic stress symptoms from a community-based pilot clinical trial among survivors of intimate partner violence.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2020Trial
- Bias-contingent attention bias modification and attention control training in treatment of PTSD: a randomized control trial.Psychological medicine · 2019Trial
- Using fMRI connectivity to define a treatment-resistant form of post-traumatic stress disorder.Science translational medicine · 2019Trial
224 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Neuropsychological approaches represent an important avenue for identifying susceptibility and resiliency factors relating to the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms post-trauma. This review will summarize results from prospective longitudinal and retrospective cross-sectional studies investigating executive function associated with PTSD. This research points specifically towards subtle impairments in response inhibition and attention regulation that may predate trauma exposure, serve as risk factors for the development of PTSD, and relate to the severity of symptoms. These impairments may be exacerbated within emotional or trauma-related contexts, and may relate to dysfunction within dorsal prefrontal networks. A model is presented concerning how such impairments may contribute to the clinical profile of PTSD and lead to the use of alternative coping styles such as avoidance. Further neuropsychological research is needed to identify the effects of treatment on cognitive function and to potentially characterize mechanisms of current PTSD treatments. Knowledge gained from cognitive and neuroscientific research may prove valuable for informing the future development of novel, more effective, treatments for PTSD. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled 'Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder'.
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