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Neural indices of emotional reactivity and regulation predict course of PTSD symptoms in combat-exposed veterans

Fitzgerald, Jacklynn M., Gorka, Stephanie M., Kujawa, Autumn, DiGangi, Julia A., Proescher, Eric, Greenstein, Justin E., Aase, Darrin M., Schroth, Christopher +4 more·2018·Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

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After diagnosis, veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) display significant variability in the natural course of illness (Bonanno et al., 2012)). Cross-sectional work reveals that abnormal neural response during emotion reactivity-measured using the late positive potential (LPP)-correlates with PTSD symptom severity; however, whether the LPP during emotional reactivity and regulation predicts symptoms over time is unknown. The current study examined the LPP during emotion reactivity and regulation as predictors of PTSD symptoms over one year in OEF/OIF/OND combat-exposed veterans. At baseline, participants completed an Emotion Regulation Task (ERT) during electroencephalogram recording. The Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) was completed at baseline (N=86), 6-months (N=54) and 1-year (N=49) later. During ERT, participants viewed negative pictures; partway through they were instructed to "reappraise" (i.e., reduce negative affect/regulate) or "look" (i.e., passively react). Change in LPP during emotional reactivity (ΔLPP-E) and reappraisal (ΔLPP-R) were calculated and used in multilevel mixed modeling to predict CAPS over time. Findings demonstrated that deficiency in reappraisal (ΔLPP-R) predicted more overall symptoms over time, while greater neural responses to emotion (ΔLPP-E) and greater change in neural response as a function of reappraisal (ΔLPP-R) predicted a decline in avoidance symptoms over time. Together, results support the utility of neural markers of emotional reactivity and regulation as predictors of PTSD symptoms-and change in symptoms-across one year.

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Fitzgerald, J. M., Gorka, S. M., Kujawa, A., DiGangi, J. A., Proescher, E., Greenstein, J. E., Aase, D. M., Schroth, C., Afshar, K., Kennedy, A. E., Hajcak, G., & Phan, K. L.
Affiliations
  • University of Illinois Chicago (US)
  • Pennsylvania State University (US)
  • Jesse Brown VA Medical Center (US)
  • Stony Brook University (US)
Corresponding author
Fitzgerald, Jacklynn M.
Venue
Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-03
Volume
82
Pages
255-262
ISSN
0278-5846 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2767984589
Cited by
37
References
60
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
VA Office of Research and Development (I01CX000913)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
post-traumatic stress disorder, combat veterans, late positive potential, emotion regulation, cognitive reappraisal, emotional reactivity, neural markers, symptom course, avoidance symptoms
MeSH terms
War Exposure, Self-Control, Adult, Brain, Electroencephalography, Emotions, Evoked Potentials, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Prognosis, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Veterans, Visual Perception, Disease Progression, Young Adult, Executive Function, Emotional Intelligence

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