Imaging Outcomes of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Battered Women With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
In brief
Identifying neural mechanisms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment could help elucidate reasons for variable treatment response and identify novel treatment targets. Exposure-based therapies have been associated with decreased amygdala and increased cingulate cortex response during emotional processing. The current study examined whether cognitive therapy for PTSD in women reduces activation in insula and amygdala and enhances activation in prefrontal regions during emotional anticipation and pre-treatment prefrontal activation predicts treatment response.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01517672
- Run by
- University of California, San Diego
- People needed
- 41
- Starts
- 2008-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2012-01-25
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Female.
- Intimate partner violence (IPV) trauma defined as physical and/or sexual abuse committed by a romantic partner, occurring within five years of, but having ended at least one month prior to, enrollment in the study.
- Seeking treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and meeting full or partial Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th edition (DSM-IV) criteria for PTSD prior to treatment, verified through the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS).
You may not qualify if…
- Substance abuse in the past year
- History of >2 years of alcohol abuse
- Use of psychotropic medications within 4 weeks prior to the study, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, irremovable ferromagnetic bodily material, pregnancy, or claustrophobia.
Where it is running
- VA San Diego Healthcare System — San Diego, California, United States
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