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Neural Changes following Behavioral Activation for a Depressed Breast Cancer Patient : A Functional MRI Case Study
Joint Authors
Carvalho, John P.
Dougherty, John H.
Hopko, Derek R.
Nicholas, Christopher R. N.
Rogers, Baxter P.
Gawrysiak, Michael J.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Functional neuroimaging is an innovative but at this stage underutilized method to assess the efficacy of psychotherapy for depression.
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used in this case study to examine changes in brain activity in a depressed breast cancer patient receiving an 8-session Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression (BATD), based on the work of Hopko and Lejuez (2007).
A music listening paradigm was used during fMRI brain scans to assess reward responsiveness at pre- and posttreatment.
Following treatment, the patient exhibited attenuated depression and changes in blood oxygenation level dependence (BOLD) response in regions of the prefrontal cortex and the subgenual cingulate cortex.
These preliminary findings outline a novel means to assess psychotherapy efficacy and suggest that BATD elicits functional brain changes in areas implicated in the pathophysiology of depression.
Further research is necessary to explore neurobiological mechanisms of change in BATD, particularly the potential mediating effects of reward responsiveness and associated brain functioning.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gawrysiak, Michael J.& Carvalho, John P.& Rogers, Baxter P.& Nicholas, Christopher R. N.& Dougherty, John H.& Hopko, Derek R.. 2012. Neural Changes following Behavioral Activation for a Depressed Breast Cancer Patient : A Functional MRI Case Study. Case Reports in Psychiatry،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450005
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gawrysiak, Michael J.…[et al.]. Neural Changes following Behavioral Activation for a Depressed Breast Cancer Patient : A Functional MRI Case Study. Case Reports in Psychiatry No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450005
American Medical Association (AMA)
Gawrysiak, Michael J.& Carvalho, John P.& Rogers, Baxter P.& Nicholas, Christopher R. N.& Dougherty, John H.& Hopko, Derek R.. Neural Changes following Behavioral Activation for a Depressed Breast Cancer Patient : A Functional MRI Case Study. Case Reports in Psychiatry. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450005
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-450005