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The functional neuroanatomy of mental pain in depression

van Heeringen, Kees, Van den Abbeele, Dirk, Vervaet, Myriam, Soenen, Lieslot, Audenaert, Kurt·2010·Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging

Abstract

This study aimed at determining the functional neuroanatomy of mental pain, a hitherto neglected symptom in the study of depression, which according to DSM-IV is stronglylinked with suicide. Mental pain (measured with the Orbach & Mikulincer Mental Pain Scale), suicidal ideation (measured using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression), hopelessness (measured using Beck's Hopelessness Scale), and regional cerebral blood flow as measured with single photon emission computed tomography were assessed in 39 depressed individuals. Levels of mental pain were significantly and positively associated with suicidal ideation and levels of hopelessness. When compared with patients with low levels of mental pain, those with high levels of mental pain showed relatively increased perfusion in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, occipital cortex and inferior frontal gyrus and in the left inferior temporal gyrus, and relatively decreased perfusion at the medulla. The findings indicate that mental pain in depressed patients is associated with an increased risk of suicide and that high levels of mental pain are associated with changes in perfusion in brain areas that are involved in the regulation of emotions. Further study is warranted to understand whether this association reflects increased emotional processing or decreased cognitive control over mental pain in depressed individuals.

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Authors
van Heeringen, K., Van den Abbeele, D., Vervaet, M., Soenen, L., & Audenaert, K.
Affiliations
Ghent University Hospital (BE)
Venue
Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-02
Volume
181
Issue
2
Pages
141-144
ISSN
0925-4927 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2151215130
Cited by
113
References
16
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FWCI
3.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Eli Lilly and Company
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
Keywords
psychological suffering, depression, suicidal ideation, hopelessness, regional cerebral blood flow, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, inferior frontal gyrus, inferior temporal gyrus, medulla, emotion regulation, suicide risk
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Brain Mapping, Cysteine, Depression, Female, Humans, Functional Laterality, Male, Middle Aged, Pain, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Organotechnetium Compounds, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon, Young Adult

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