Criticality is associated with future psychotherapy response in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder – A pilot study
This study assessed whether brain criticality (a factor in optimizing information processing) is related to future response to treatment including EMDR therapy, hypothesizing that treatment responders’ brains function closer to criticality.
Article Abstract
“Background: Trauma-focused psychotherapy is treatment of choice for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, about half of patients do not respond. Recently, there is increased interest in brain criticality, which assesses the phase transition between order and disorder in brain activity. Operating close to this borderline is theorized to facilitate optimal information processing. We studied if brain criticality is related to future response to treatment, hypothesizing that treatment responders’ brains function closer to criticality.
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Article Access
Open Access
van Lutterveld, R., Sterk, M., Spitoni, C., Kennis, M., van Rooij, S. J. H., & Geuze, E. (2025). Criticality is associated with future psychotherapy response in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder – A pilot study. Chronic Stress, 9. https://doi.org/10.1177/247054702413112
Date
January 12, 2025
Creator(s)
Remko van Lutterveld, Myrthe Sterk, Cristian Spitoni Altman
Contributor(s)
Mitzy Kennis, Sanne J. H. van Rooij, Elbert Geuze
Topics
PTSD
Client Population
Military/Veterans
Practice & Methods
Neurobiology
Publisher
SageJournals
Rights
Copyright © The Authors 2025
APA Citation
van Lutterveld, R., Sterk, M., Spitoni, C., Kennis, M., van Rooij, S. J. H., & Geuze, E. (2025). Criticality is associated with future psychotherapy response in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder - A pilot study. Chronic Stress, 9. https://doi.org/10.1177/247054702413112
Audience
EMDR Therapists
Language
English
Content Type
Article, Peer-Reviewed
Access Type
External Resource, Open Access