Influence of comorbid depression on fear in posttraumatic stress disorder: An fMRI study
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-17, 07:20authored byKemp, AH, Kim FelminghamKim Felmingham, Das, P, Hughes, G, Peduto, A, Bryant, RA, Williams, LM
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is thought to involve a dysregulation of medial prefrontal–amygdala activity in response to fear. PTSD studies, however, have been confounded by comorbid depression, which shows similar dysregulation. Amygdala and medial prefrontal activity was reduced in PTSD-depression compared to PTSD-alone samples, highlighting the need to account for comorbidity.