Episode 26 Imaging Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Episode 26 Imaging Post Traumatic Stress Disorder This podcast features an interview by Bronwyn Cleary with DoctorDr Marcos Pagani at the EANM. Neurobiological changes in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder following treatment with Eye Background:
Only few studies have reported functional or structural modifications in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) patients following pharmacological or cognitive behavioural treatment. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a novel eclectic psychotherapy utilising, among other techniques, relaxation and safe place exercises, cognitive restructuring, future projections, and imaginal exposure of the trauma combined with sensory stimulation. The aim of the study was to analyse the differences in regional cerebral blood flow distribution and in brain volumetry before and after EMDR therapy. Subjects and
Methods:
Fifteen subjects with chronic PTSD following occupational health hazards were treated with five sessions of EMDR. They were a