EMDR therapy modulates the default mode network in a subsyndromal, traumatized bipolar patient
Ramon Landin-Romero, Patricia Novo, Victor Vicens, Peter J. McKenna, Antonia Santed, Edith Pomarol-Clotet, Pilar Salgado-Pineda, Francine Shapiro, Ph.D. and Benedikt L. Amann discuss an EMDR therapy clinical trial of bipolar patient shows improvement in subsyndromal affective symptoms during n-back working memory task.
Article Abstract
“Background: Some functional imaging abnormalities found in bipolar disorder are state related, whereas others persist into euthymia. It is uncertain to what extent these latter changes may reflect continuing subsyndromal affective fluctuations and whether those can be modulated by therapeutic interventions. Method: We report functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) findings during performance of the n-back working memory task in a bipolar patient who showed a marked improvement in subsyndromal affective symptoms after receiving eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in the context of a clinical trial. Results: The patient’s clinical improvement was accompanied by marked changes in functional imaging, as compared to 30 healthy subjects. fMRI changes were noted particularly in deactivation, with failure of deactivation in the medial frontal cortex partially normalizing after treatment. Conclusions: This case supports the potential therapeutic overall benefit of EMDR in traumatized bipolar patients and suggests a possible neurobiological mechanism of action: normalization of default mode network dysfunction.”
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Landin-Romero, R., Novo, P., Vicens, V., McKenna, P. J., Santed, A., Pomarol-Clotet, E., Salgado-Pineda, P., Shapiro, F., & Amann, B. L. (2013). EMDR therapy modulates the default mode network in a subsyndromal, traumatized bipolar patient. Neuropsychobiology, 67(3), 181-184. https://doi.org/10.1159/000346654
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“[Neuropsychobiology] collects high-quality empirical studies from various experimental and clinical approaches in the fields of biological psychiatry, biological psychology, and neuropsychology.”
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Date
March 16, 2013
Creator(s)
Ramon Landin-Romero, Patricia Novo, Victor Vicens
Contributor(s)
Peter J. McKenna, Antonia Santed, Edith Pomarol-Clotet, Pilar Salgado-Pineda, Francine Shapiro, Benedikt L. Amann
Topics
Bipolar Disorder
Practice & Methods
Mechanisms of Action, Neurobiology
Extent
4 pages
Publisher
Karger
Rights
© 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel
APA Citation
Landin-Romero, R., Novo, P., Vicens, V., McKenna, P. J., Santed, A., Pomarol-Clotet, E., Salgado-Pineda, P., Shapiro, F., & Amann, B. L. (2013). EMDR therapy modulates the default mode network in a subsyndromal, traumatized bipolar patient. Neuropsychobiology, 67(3), 181-184. https://doi.org/10.1159/000346654
Audience
EMDR Therapists
Language
English
Content Type
Article, Peer-Reviewed
Access Type
External Resource