North Korean defectors with PTSD and complex PTSD show alterations in default mode network resting-state functional connectivity.

Byung-Hoon KimJiwon BaekOcksim KimHokon KimMinjeong KoSang Hui ChuYoung Chul Jung

Published in: BJPsych open (2024)

The results suggest that there are alterations in the functional connectivity of the DMN and the limbic system in NKDs with PTSD and cPTSD, and that these alterations involve the basal ganglia. The lower correlations of CAPS score with right basal ganglia-DMN functional connectivity in patients compared with controls further implies that these connectivities are potential targets for treatment of PTSD and cPTSD.

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