Opponent intrinsic brain network connectivity profiles associated with posttraumatic fear and dysphoria symptoms in trauma-exposed refugees.

Belinda J LiddellPritha DasGin S MalhiKim L FelminghamTim OuthredJessica CheungMiriam DenAngela NickersonMirjana AskovicJorge ArocheMariano CoelloRichard A Bryant

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2023)

Fear and dysphoria posttraumatic symptoms showed opponent associations with admDMN and tpDMN connectivity, potentially reflecting patterns of under- and overemotion dysregulation associated with these symptom profiles respectively. Findings highlight the importance of considering posttraumatic heterogeneity when constructing neural models of PTSD. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

resting state
functional connectivity
white matter
sleep quality
social support
trauma patients