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Neuroimaging in anxiety disorders

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Holzschneider, Kathrin, Mulert, Christoph·2011·Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience

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Over the last few years, neuroimaging techniques have contributed greatly to the identification of the structural and functional neuroanatomy of anxiety disorders. The amygdala seems to be a crucial structure for fear and anxiety, and has consistently been found to be activated in anxiety-provoking situations. Apart from the amygdala, the insula and anterior cinguiate cortex seem to be critical, and ail three have been referred to as the "fear network." In the present article, we review the main findings from three major lines of research. First, we examine human models of anxiety disorders, including fear conditioning studies and investigations of experimentally induced panic attacks. Then we turn to research in patients with anxiety disorders and take a dose look at post-traumatic stress disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Finally, we review neuroimaging studies investigating neural correlates of successful treatment of anxiety, focusing on exposure-based therapy and several pharmacological treatment options, as well as combinations of both.

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Authors
Holzschneider, K., & Mulert, C.
Affiliations
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
Corresponding author
Mulert, Christoph
Venue
Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience
Published
2011-12-31
Volume
13
Issue
4
Pages
453-461
ISSN
  • 1294-8322 (ISSN-L)
  • 1958-5969
OpenAlex
W4298412747
Cited by
146
References
72
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FWCI
14.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
anxiety disorders, amygdala, fear network, insula, anterior cingulate cortex, fear conditioning, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, exposure therapy, pharmacological treatment of anxiety
MeSH terms
Amygdala, Anxiety Disorders, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon, Positron-Emission Tomography

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