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ArticleArchives of medical science : AMS2025

Neuroimaging in post-traumatic stress disorder: a narrative review.

Iga Stoklosa, Raman Marwaha, Maciej Stokłosa, Anna Zacharzewska-Gondek, Magdalena Piegza, Piotr Gorczyca, Gniewko Wieckiewicz

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Article in Archives of medical science : AMS, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors.

Iga StoklosaDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical University of Silesia, Tarnowskie Gory, Poland.
Raman MarwahaDepartment of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University/MetroHealth System, Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Maciej StokłosaDepartment of Psychoprophylaxis, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.
Anna Zacharzewska-GondekDepartment of General and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Magdalena PiegzaDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical University of Silesia, Tarnowskie Gory, Poland.
Piotr GorczycaDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical University of Silesia, Tarnowskie Gory, Poland.
Gniewko WieckiewiczDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical University of Silesia, Tarnowskie Gory, Poland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric pathology arising from severe trauma exceeding an individual's adaptive capabilities. Clinical presentations include flashbacks, nightmares, emotional detachment, avoidance of trauma-related stimuli, and heightened vegetative arousal. High-risk groups encompass veterans, survivors of sexual assault, and those impacted by warfare, terrorism or calamities. Therapeutic approaches involve pharmacological and psychological interventions, particularly cognitive-behavioral modalities and prolonged exposure therapy. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is acknowledged for its therapeutic benefits. Recent investigations aim to delineate structural neurobiological alterations underpinning PTSD symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging studies show reduced volumes in the hippocampus, left amygdala, and anterior cingulate cortex relative to control cohorts. Emerging data suggest that therapeutic interventions elicit favorable structural modifications in the brain, indicative of therapeutic efficacy. Neuroimaging exploration in mental disorders is a pivotal and promising frontier, poised to deliver significant clinical benefits, augmenting the evidence-based diagnostic and therapeutic domain in mental healthcare.

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eye movement desensitization and reprocessingmagnetic resonance imagingpost-traumatic stress disorderpsychotraumatology

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PMID40190317
PMCPMC11969507

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