Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in the Amygdala and Medial PrefrontalCortex During Traumatic Imagery in Male and Female Vietnam Veterans With PTSD

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Authors

Lisa M. Shin · Tufts University

Scott P. Orr

Abstract

These results suggest a reciprocal relationship between medial prefrontal cortex and amygdala function in PTSD and opposing associations between activity in these regions and symptom severity consistent with current functional neuroanatomic models of this disorder.

Topics & Keywords

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research Traumatic Brain Injury Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Archives of General Psychiatry

Volume 61, Issue 2, pp. 168-168

DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.61.2.168

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