Unlocking PTSD: New study reveals why trauma-focused psychotherapy treatment works

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Unlocking PTSD: New study reveals why trauma-focused psychotherapy treatment works

Trauma-focused psychotherapy is widely considered the best available treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the ways in which this method affects the brain to promote recovery from PTSD are not well understood. In a new study published today in Biological Psychiatry, researchers used neuroimaging to examine how the brain areas responsible for generating emotional responses to threats are changed by psychotherapy.

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