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Geng F, Zhou Y, Liang Y, Fan F. A Longitudinal Study of Recurrent Experience of Earthquake and Mental Health Problems Among Chinese Adolescents. Front Psychol 2018; 9:1259. [PMID: 30079047 PMCID: PMC6062966 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: The effects of recurrent exposure to disasters on adolescents’ mental health have rarely been studied. We examined the effects of two earthquake experiences 5 years apart in a longitudinal cohort of Chinese adolescents. Methods: A total of 858 adolescents were assessed in September, 2011 (3.5 years after the Wenchuan earthquake, 1.5 years before Ya’an earthquake, T1) and April, 2013 (1 week after the Ya’an earthquake, T2). Participants’ Wenchuan earthquake experiences and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression were assessed at T1, and their Ya’an earthquake experiences, Acute Stress Disorder (ASD), PTSD, and depression were assessed at T2. Results: Structural equation models showed a positive relationship between Ya’an earthquake experiences and symptoms of ASD, PTSD, and depression at T2. T1 PTSD symptoms significantly increased T2 ASD, PTSD, and depression symptoms, and also mediated the relationships between Wenchuan earthquake experiences and T2 ASD, PTSD, and depression symptoms. T1 Depression symptoms also significantly increased T2 ASD, PTSD, and depression symptoms, but only mediated the association between Wenchuan earthquake experiences and T2 depression symptoms. In addition, Wenchuan earthquake experiences moderated the effects of Ya’an earthquake experiences on ASD symptoms and PTSD symptoms but not depression. Conclusion: Repeated to exposure to disasters have adverse additive effects on adolescents’ mental health. Adolescents who experience one disaster may be sensitive to the negative impact of subsequent ones.
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- Fulei Geng
- School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.,Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science of Guangdong Province, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.,Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science of Guangdong Province, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.,Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science of Guangdong Province, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.,Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science of Guangdong Province, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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Suo X, Lei D, Chen F, Wu M, Li L, Sun L, Wei X, Zhu H, Li L, Kemp GJ, Gong Q. Anatomic Insights into Disrupted Small-World Networks in Pediatric Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Radiology 2016; 282:826-834. [PMID: 27779449 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2016160907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Purpose To use diffusion-tensor (DT) imaging and graph theory approaches to explore the brain structural connectome in pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Materials and Methods This study was approved by the relevant research ethics committee, and all participants' parents or guardians provided informed consent. Twenty-four pediatric patients with PTSD and 23 control subjects exposed to trauma but without PTSD were recruited after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The structural connectome was constructed by using DT imaging tractography and thresholding the mean fractional anisotropy of 90 brain regions to yield 90 × 90 partial correlation matrixes. Graph theory analysis was used to examine the group-specific topologic properties, and nonparametric permutation tests were used for group comparisons of topologic metrics. Results Both groups exhibited small-world topology. However, patients with PTSD showed an increase in the characteristic path length (P = .0248) and decreases in local efficiency (P = .0498) and global efficiency (P = .0274). Furthermore, patients with PTSD showed reduced nodal centralities, mainly in the default mode, salience, central executive, and visual regions (P < .05, corrected for false-discovery rate). The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale score was negatively correlated with the nodal efficiency of the left superior parietal gyrus (r = -0.446, P = .043). Conclusion The structural connectome showed a shift toward "regularization," providing a structural basis for functional alterations of pediatric PTSD. These abnormalities suggest that PTSD can be understood by examining the dysfunction of large-scale spatially distributed neural networks. © RSNA, 2016.
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- Xueling Suo
- From the Huaxi MR Research Center, Department of Radiology (X.S., D.L., M.W., Lei Li, L.S., X.W., Q.G.), and Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy (H.Z.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, #37 Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom (D.L.); Department of Medical Information Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Information (F.C.), and Department of Psychology, School of Public Administration (Q.G.), Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Mental Health Institute, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (Lingjiang Li); and Department of Musculoskeletal Biology and MRC-Arthritis Research UK Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England (G.J.K.)
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- From the Huaxi MR Research Center, Department of Radiology (X.S., D.L., M.W., Lei Li, L.S., X.W., Q.G.), and Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy (H.Z.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, #37 Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom (D.L.); Department of Medical Information Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Information (F.C.), and Department of Psychology, School of Public Administration (Q.G.), Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Mental Health Institute, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (Lingjiang Li); and Department of Musculoskeletal Biology and MRC-Arthritis Research UK Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England (G.J.K.)
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- From the Huaxi MR Research Center, Department of Radiology (X.S., D.L., M.W., Lei Li, L.S., X.W., Q.G.), and Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy (H.Z.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, #37 Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom (D.L.); Department of Medical Information Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Information (F.C.), and Department of Psychology, School of Public Administration (Q.G.), Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Mental Health Institute, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (Lingjiang Li); and Department of Musculoskeletal Biology and MRC-Arthritis Research UK Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England (G.J.K.)
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- From the Huaxi MR Research Center, Department of Radiology (X.S., D.L., M.W., Lei Li, L.S., X.W., Q.G.), and Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy (H.Z.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, #37 Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom (D.L.); Department of Medical Information Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Information (F.C.), and Department of Psychology, School of Public Administration (Q.G.), Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Mental Health Institute, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (Lingjiang Li); and Department of Musculoskeletal Biology and MRC-Arthritis Research UK Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England (G.J.K.)
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- From the Huaxi MR Research Center, Department of Radiology (X.S., D.L., M.W., Lei Li, L.S., X.W., Q.G.), and Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy (H.Z.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, #37 Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom (D.L.); Department of Medical Information Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Information (F.C.), and Department of Psychology, School of Public Administration (Q.G.), Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Mental Health Institute, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (Lingjiang Li); and Department of Musculoskeletal Biology and MRC-Arthritis Research UK Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England (G.J.K.)
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- From the Huaxi MR Research Center, Department of Radiology (X.S., D.L., M.W., Lei Li, L.S., X.W., Q.G.), and Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy (H.Z.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, #37 Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom (D.L.); Department of Medical Information Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Information (F.C.), and Department of Psychology, School of Public Administration (Q.G.), Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Mental Health Institute, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (Lingjiang Li); and Department of Musculoskeletal Biology and MRC-Arthritis Research UK Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England (G.J.K.)
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- From the Huaxi MR Research Center, Department of Radiology (X.S., D.L., M.W., Lei Li, L.S., X.W., Q.G.), and Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy (H.Z.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, #37 Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom (D.L.); Department of Medical Information Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Information (F.C.), and Department of Psychology, School of Public Administration (Q.G.), Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Mental Health Institute, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (Lingjiang Li); and Department of Musculoskeletal Biology and MRC-Arthritis Research UK Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England (G.J.K.)
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- From the Huaxi MR Research Center, Department of Radiology (X.S., D.L., M.W., Lei Li, L.S., X.W., Q.G.), and Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy (H.Z.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, #37 Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom (D.L.); Department of Medical Information Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Information (F.C.), and Department of Psychology, School of Public Administration (Q.G.), Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Mental Health Institute, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (Lingjiang Li); and Department of Musculoskeletal Biology and MRC-Arthritis Research UK Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England (G.J.K.)
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- From the Huaxi MR Research Center, Department of Radiology (X.S., D.L., M.W., Lei Li, L.S., X.W., Q.G.), and Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy (H.Z.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, #37 Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom (D.L.); Department of Medical Information Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Information (F.C.), and Department of Psychology, School of Public Administration (Q.G.), Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Mental Health Institute, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (Lingjiang Li); and Department of Musculoskeletal Biology and MRC-Arthritis Research UK Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England (G.J.K.)
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- From the Huaxi MR Research Center, Department of Radiology (X.S., D.L., M.W., Lei Li, L.S., X.W., Q.G.), and Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy (H.Z.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, #37 Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom (D.L.); Department of Medical Information Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Information (F.C.), and Department of Psychology, School of Public Administration (Q.G.), Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Mental Health Institute, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (Lingjiang Li); and Department of Musculoskeletal Biology and MRC-Arthritis Research UK Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England (G.J.K.)
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- From the Huaxi MR Research Center, Department of Radiology (X.S., D.L., M.W., Lei Li, L.S., X.W., Q.G.), and Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy (H.Z.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, #37 Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom (D.L.); Department of Medical Information Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Information (F.C.), and Department of Psychology, School of Public Administration (Q.G.), Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Mental Health Institute, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (Lingjiang Li); and Department of Musculoskeletal Biology and MRC-Arthritis Research UK Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England (G.J.K.)
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Du X, Li Y, Ran Q, Kim P, Ganzel BL, Liang G, Hao L, Zhang Q, Meng H, Qiu J. Subliminal trauma reminders impact neural processing of cognitive control in adults with developmental earthquake trauma: a preliminary report. Exp Brain Res 2015; 234:905-16. [PMID: 26670907 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-015-4502-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Little is known about the effects of developmental trauma on the neural basis of cognitive control among adults who do not have posttraumatic stress disorder. To examine this question, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging to compare the effect of subliminal priming with earthquake-related images on attentional control during a Stroop task in survivors of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China (survivor group, survivors were adolescents at the time of the earthquake) and in matched controls (control group). We found that the survivor group showed greater activation in the left ventral anterior cingulate cortex (vACC) and the bilateral parahippocampal gyrus during the congruent versus incongruent condition, as compared to the control group. Depressive symptoms were positively correlated with left vACC activation during the congruent condition. Moreover, psychophysiological interaction results showed that the survivor group had stronger functional connectivity between the left parahippocampal gyrus and the left vACC than the control group under the congruent-incongruent condition. These results suggested that trauma-related information was linked to abnormal activity in brain networks associated with cognitive control (e.g., vACC-parahippocampal gyrus). This may be a potential biomarker for depression following developmental trauma, and it may also provide a mechanism linking trauma reminders with depression.
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- Xue Du
- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (SWU), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, 400715, China.,School of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (SWU), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, 400715, China.,School of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Department of Radiology, XinQiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO, 80208, USA
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- Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (SWU), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, 400715, China.,School of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (SWU), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, 400715, China. .,School of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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- Mental Health Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (SWU), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, 400715, China. .,School of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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