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Ramsey KA, McGuire JF. Advancements in the phenomenology, assessment, and treatment of Tourette syndrome. Curr Opin Psychiatry 2024; 37:57-64. [PMID: 38226540 PMCID: PMC10922452 DOI: 10.1097/yco.0000000000000922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Tourette syndrome (TS) and chronic tic disorders, collectively referred to as TS, are relatively common childhood onset neuropsychiatric conditions associated with functional impairment and distress. Over the past several years, clinical research has contributed to the advancement of the field's understanding of mechanisms and clinical correlates of TS. This progress has led to the development of key assessment tools and the implementation of novel interventions for individuals with TS. RECENT FINDINGS This article provides a review of innovative TS research focusing on four key themes: investigation of clinical phenomenology of TS; validation of assessment tools for TS; dissemination of current evidence-based treatments for TS; and exploration of new intervention programs. SUMMARY Cumulatively, this growing body of work presents considerable progress and provides a path forward to improve the assessment and treatment of TS.
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- Kesley A Ramsey
- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Spencer SD, Stiede JT, Wiese AD, Guzick AG, Cervin M, McKay D, Storch EA. Things that make you go Hmm: Myths and misconceptions within cognitive-behavioral treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. J Obsessive Compuls Relat Disord 2023; 37:100805. [PMID: 37193037 PMCID: PMC10168610 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2023.100805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The past four decades have yielded a robust body of evidence supporting the efficacy and effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) as a gold-standard treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) across the lifespan. Exposure and response prevention (E/RP) has been identified as a key component of this approach. Despite robust research support for CBT with E/RP, several myths and misconceptions continue to proliferate in both research and practice settings. Such myths and misconceptions are concerning, as they lack empirical basis, may hinder widespread dissemination and implementation of CBT for OCD, and run contrary to the practice of evidence-based psychological medicine. Focusing on the importance of promoting evidence-based practice and generative clinical science, the present review article synthesizes relevant research within the field of treatments for OCD to address the following myths / misconceptions: (a) uncertainty exists concerning the evidence base supporting CBT for OCD, (b) E/RP attrition and dropout rates are unacceptably high due to excessive risk and perceived patient intolerability, and (c) alternative treatments for OCD need to be expeditiously developed due to major limitations of E/RP. Recommendations for future research and clinical dissemination and implementation to further advance a generative clinical science of OCD treatment are discussed.
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- Samuel D. Spencer
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund Sweden
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- Department of Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Wells AD, Mermier CM, Bellovary BN, Deyhle MR, Hsiao YY, Amorim FT. The physiological, perceptual, and thermoregulatory responses to facemask use during exercise. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2023; 63:264-272. [PMID: 35912891 DOI: 10.23736/s0022-4707.22.14032-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The use of masks in public settings and when around people has been recommended to limit the spread of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by major public health agencies. Several different types of masks classified as either medical- or non-medical grade are commonly used among the public. However, concerns with difficulty breathing, re-breathing exhaled carbon dioxide, a decrease in arterial oxygen saturation, and a decrease in exercise performance have been raised regarding the use of mask during exercise. We review the current knowledge related to the effect of different masks during exercise on cardiorespiratory, metabolic, thermoregulatory, and perceptual responses. As such, the current literature seems to suggest that there are minimal changes to cardiovascular, metabolic, and no changes to thermoregulatory parameters with facemask use. However, differences in ventilatory parameters have been reported with submaximal and maximal intensity exercise to volitional fatigue. Literature on perceptual responses to exercise indicate an impact on ratings of perceived exertion, dyspnea, and overall discomfort dependent on mask use as well as exercise intensity. In conclusion, data from the current literature suggests a minimal impact on physiological, perceptual, and thermoregulatory responses dependent on the type of mask used during exercise.
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- Andrew D Wells
- Department of Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA - .,Department of Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA -
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- Department of Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Individual, Family, and Community Education, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Adolph D, Teismann T, Wannemüller A, Margraf J. Fear conditioning and extinction learning in the mood and anxiety disorders spectrum - Associations with the outcome of cognitive behavior therapy. Behav Res Ther 2023; 160:104229. [PMID: 36463833 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2022.104229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In the current study, we test for the specificity of deficits in fear acquisition and extinction for the anxiety disorders spectrum. We compared fear acquisition and fear extinction learning between a group of patients with either an anxiety disorder (n = 93) or depression (n = 103) attending for treatment in our outpatient center and a sample of healthy control participants (n = 60). To assess the specificity of the predictive validity of extinction learning and safety learning for the outcome of exposure-based treatments, patients additionally underwent disorder-specific cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). We found only very little evidence for differences in safety or extinction learning between healthy controls and patients with anxiety-disorders or depression using both a group-based categorical analytic approach, as well as a trans-diagnostic, dimensional analytic approach. On the contrary, for anxiety patients only, more favorable extinction learning and more favorable safety learning was associated with more favorable treatment outcome. In sum, this specific prediction of treatment outcome in anxiety patients confirms and extends current theoretical models of exposure-based treatments for anxiety disorders, but does not support the notion of general extinction learning deficits in the anxiety disorders spectrum.
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Provencher J, Cernik R, Marin MF. Impact of Stress and Exercise on Fear Extinction. Curr Top Behav Neurosci 2023; 64:157-178. [PMID: 37498495 DOI: 10.1007/7854_2023_432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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This chapter reviews the literature on the impact of stress and exercise on fear extinction. Given that key brain regions of the fear circuitry (e.g., hippocampus, amygdala and frontal cortex) can be modulated by stress hormones, it is important to investigate how stress influences this process. Laboratory-based studies performed in healthy adults have yielded mixed results, which are most likely attributable to various methodological factors. Among these factors, inter-individual differences modulating the stress response and timing of stressor administration with respect to the task may contribute to this heterogeneity. Given that fear is a core manifestation of various psychopathologies and that exposure-based therapy relies on fear extinction principles, several studies have attempted to assess the role of stress hormones on exposure-based therapy in patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or anxiety disorders. These studies tend to suggest a beneficial impact of stress hormones (through either natural endogenous variations or synthetic administration) on exposure-based therapy as assessed mostly by subjective fear measures. Similar to stress, exercise can have an impact on many physiological and biological systems in humans. Of note, exercise modulates biomarkers such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and anandamide (EAE) that act on brain regions implicated in the fear circuitry, supporting the importance of studying the impact of exercise on fear extinction. Overall, the results converge and indicate that fear extinction (tested in the laboratory or via exposure-based therapy in clinical populations) can be enhanced with exercise. Further research is needed to understand the mechanisms by which stress and exercise modulate fear learning and extinction processes, as well as to maximize the applicability to clinical contexts.
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- Jessie Provencher
- Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Research Centre of the Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Research Centre of the Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Research Centre of the Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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Leal Santos S, Chen BK, Pereira GR, Pham V, Denny CA. Propranolol Administration Modulates Neural Activity in the Hippocampal Hilus During Fear Retrieval. Front Behav Neurosci 2022; 16:919831. [PMID: 35874651 PMCID: PMC9301278 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.919831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Altered fear learning is a strong behavioral component of anxiety disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Recent efforts have attempted to combine exposure therapies with drugs that target fear memory retrieval and memory reconsolidation, in order to improve treatment efficacy. The noradrenergic (NA) signaling system is of particular interest, due to its role in regulating the stress response and its involvement in fear and learning processes. Importantly, propranolol (P), a non-selective β-adrenergic antagonist, has shown the potential in decreasing exaggerated fear in both humans and animal models. In a previous study, we utilized an activity-dependent tagging murine model to determine the neural mechanisms by which propranolol attenuates learned fear. We found that propranolol acutely decreased memory trace reactivation specifically in the dorsal dentate gyrus (dDG), but not in CA3 or CA1. Here, we extended our previous study by investigating whether propranolol additionally altered activity in the hilus, a polymorphic layer that consists of neurons, mossy cells, and GABAergic interneurons. We found that propranolol acutely reduced overall hilar activity in both the dorsal and ventral hilus. Moreover, we report that propranolol significantly altered the activity of parvalbumin (PV)+ cells in the ventral (vDG), but not dorsal DG (dDG). Together, these results suggest that a β-adrenergic blockade may affect the activity of excitatory and inhibitory cell types in the hilar layer of the DG, and that these alterations may contribute to manipulating fear memory traces.
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- Sofia Leal Santos
- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, United States
- Division of Systems Neuroscience, Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH)/New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI), New York, NY, United States
- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e da Saúde (ICVS)/3Bs - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Guimarães, Portugal
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- Neurobiology and Behavior (NB&B) Graduate Program, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e da Saúde (ICVS)/3Bs - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Guimarães, Portugal
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, United States
- Division of Systems Neuroscience, Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH)/New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI), New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, United States
- Division of Systems Neuroscience, Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH)/New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI), New York, NY, United States
- *Correspondence: Christine A. Denny,
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Adolph D, Flasinski T, Lippert MW, Pflug V, Hamm A, O., Richter J, Margraf J, Schneider S. Measuring Extinction Learning across the Lifespan – Adaptation of an optimized paradigm to closely match exposure treatment procedures. Biol Psychol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2022.108311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Smiley CE, McGonigal JT, Nimchuk KE, Gass JT. Optogenetic manipulation of the prelimbic cortex during fear memory reconsolidation alters fear extinction in a preclinical model of comorbid PTSD/AUD. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2021; 238:3193-3206. [PMID: 34347171 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-021-05935-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVE Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) are disorders of learning and memory that often occur comorbidly. Exposure to trauma-related cues can increase alcohol intake in PTSD patients that are using alcohol to self-medicate. The recurrence of anxiety symptoms with subsequent alcohol use may initiate a destructive cycle where stress and alcohol exposure impair the function of the prefrontal cortex (PFC). While the incidence of these disorders has steadily increased, current therapies and treatments often lack efficacy. Thus, investigation into the underlying neurocircuitry responsible for the establishment and maintenance of these disorders is necessary to develop novel treatment targets. METHODS The present study examined the effects of ethanol exposure on the ability to create new learned associations around previously conditioned fear cues in a rat model. Animals were exposed to fear conditioning followed by chronic intermittent ethanol to translationally model trauma exposure followed by alcohol abuse. Optogenetics was used to inhibit the prelimbic (PrL) or infralimbic (IfL) cortex during fear memory reconsolidation, and fear behaviors were measured during subsequent extinction and spontaneous recovery tests. Results and conclusion Chronic ethanol exposure led to deficits in fear extinction learning and increased freezing during spontaneous recovery, both of which were prevented following inhibition of the PrL, but not the IfL, during memory reconsolidation. These results support the involvement of the PrL in fear learning and memory, and strongly suggest that the PrL could serve as a potential target for the treatment of the learning and memory deficits that occur following exposure to stress and alcohol.
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- C E Smiley
- Department of Neuroscience, Basic Science Building, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley Avenue, Room 403, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Basic Science Building, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley Avenue, Room 403, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Basic Science Building, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley Avenue, Room 403, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Basic Science Building, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley Avenue, Room 403, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, James H. Quillen College of Medicine & VA Medical Center, PO Box 70582, Johnson City, TN, 37614, USA
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Hendrikx LJ, Krypotos AM, Engelhard IM. Enhancing extinction with response prevention via imagery-based counterconditioning: Results on conditioned avoidance and distress. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 2021; 70:101601. [PMID: 32835958 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2020.101601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2019] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Maladaptive avoidance is a core characteristic of anxiety-related disorders. Its reduction is often promoted using extinction with response prevention (ExRP) procedures, but these effects are often short-lived. Research has shown that pairing a feared stimulus with a stimulus of an incompatible valence (i.e., counterconditioning) may be effective in reducing fear. This laboratory study tested whether positive imagery during ExRP (i.e., imagery counterconditioning protocol) can also reduce avoidance. METHODS In the counterconditioning procedure, participants imagined a positive sound. There were four phases. First, participants were presented with squares on a computer screen of which one (CS+) was paired with an aversive sound and another (CS-) was not. Second, they learned to avoid the negative sound in the presence of the CS+, via a key press. Third, they were assigned to either the Counterconditioning (that was asked to imagine a positive sound during ExRP) or No Counterconditioning group (standard ExRP). Finally, they performed a test phase that consisted of two parts: in the first part, avoidance responses were available for each CS and in the second part, these responses were prevented. RESULTS The Counterconditioning intervention resulted in a short-lived reduction of distress associated with the CS+. However, groups did not differ in avoidance or distress during the test phases. LIMITATIONS US-expectancy ratings were collected only at the end of the experiment. CONCLUSIONS The results indicate that positive imagery during ExRP may be effective in reducing distress during the intervention. Explanations for the persistence of avoidance and fear are discussed.
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- Laura J Hendrikx
- Department of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, the Netherlands; Department of Healthy Psychology, KU Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
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Kornhuber J, Zoicas I. Neuropeptide Y as Alternative Pharmacotherapy for Antidepressant-Resistant Social Fear. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21218220. [PMID: 33153050 PMCID: PMC7662288 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21218220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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In many social anxiety disorder (SAD) patients, the efficacy of antidepressant therapy is unsatisfactory. Here, we investigated whether mice deficient for the lysosomal glycoprotein acid sphingomyelinase (ASM−/−) represent an appropriate tool to study antidepressant-resistant social fear. We also investigated whether neuropeptide Y (NPY) reduces this antidepressant-resistant social fear in ASM−/− mice, given that NPY reduced social fear in a mouse model of SAD, namely social fear conditioning (SFC). We show that neither chronic paroxetine nor chronic amitriptyline administration via drinking water were successful in reducing SFC-induced social fear in ASM−/− mice, while the same treatment reduced social fear in ASM+/− mice and completely reversed social fear in ASM+/+ mice. This indicates that the antidepressants paroxetine and amitriptyline reduce social fear via the ASM-ceramide system and that ASM−/− mice represent an appropriate tool to study antidepressant-resistant social fear. The intracerebroventricular administration of NPY, on the other hand, reduced social fear in ASM−/− mice, suggesting that NPY might represent an alternative pharmacotherapy for antidepressant-resistant social fear. These results suggest that medication strategies aimed at increasing brain NPY concentrations might improve symptoms of social fear in SAD patients who fail to respond to antidepressant treatments.
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McDermott KA, Fitch K, Dillon KH, Mueller NE, Carlton CN, Schmidt NB, Cougle JR. Development of the Response to Fearful Situations Scale. Behav Cogn Psychother 2020; 48:688-704. [PMID: 32720631 PMCID: PMC10591255 DOI: 10.1017/s1352465820000466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Most measures of anxious avoidance are limited to disorder-specific mechanisms and ignore the measurement of courage/approach responding in confronting fearful situations. AIMS The purpose of the present study was to construct and validate a self-report assessment of the tendency towards avoidant or approach responding in fearful situations, the Response to Fearful Situations Scale (RFSS). METHOD AND RESULTS In Study 1 (n = 241), exploratory factor analysis resulted in two factors, avoidance and approach. Study 2 (n = 423) replicated the two-factor structure and established test-re-test reliability. In Study 3 (n = 44), the RFSS demonstrated predictive validity on a behavioural avoidance task. In Studies 4 (n = 253) and 5 (n = 256), the RFSS was associated with clinical symptoms above existing measures of avoidance. DISCUSSION These results validate the use of the RFSS as a transdiagnostic measure of avoidance and approach.
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- OCD Institute of Greater New Orleans, 315 Metairie Road, Suite 200, Metairie, LA 70005, USA
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- Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705, USA
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- Florida State University, 1107 West Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304, USA
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- Florida State University, 1107 West Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304, USA
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- Florida State University, 1107 West Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304, USA
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- Florida State University, 1107 West Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304, USA
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This review evaluates current knowledge about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), with the goal of providing a roadmap for future directions in research on the psychopharmacology of the disorder. It first addresses issues in the description and diagnosis of OCD, including the structure, measurement, and appropriate description of the disorder and issues of differential diagnosis. Current pharmacotherapies for OCD are then reviewed, including monotherapy with serotonin reuptake inhibitors and augmentation with antipsychotic medication and with psychologic treatment. Neuromodulatory therapies for OCD are also described, including psychosurgery, deep brain stimulation, and noninvasive brain stimulation. Psychotherapies for OCD are then reviewed, focusing on behavior therapy, including exposure and response prevention and cognitive therapy, and the efficacy of these interventions is discussed, touching on issues such as the timing of sessions, the adjunctive role of pharmacotherapy, and the underlying mechanisms. Next, current research on the neurobiology of OCD is examined, including work probing the role of various neurotransmitters and other endogenous processes and etiology as clues to the neurobiological fault that may underlie OCD. A new perspective on preclinical research is advanced, using the Research Domain Criteria to propose an adaptationist viewpoint that regards OCD as the dysfunction of a normal motivational system. A systems-design approach introduces the security motivation system (SMS) theory of OCD as a framework for research. Finally, a new perspective on psychopharmacological research for OCD is advanced, exploring three approaches: boosting infrastructure facilities of the brain, facilitating psychotherapeutic relearning, and targeting specific pathways of the SMS network to fix deficient SMS shut-down processes. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: A significant proportion of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) do not achieve remission with current treatments, indicating the need for innovations in psychopharmacology for the disorder. OCD may be conceptualized as the dysfunction of a normal, special motivation system that evolved to manage the prospect of potential danger. This perspective, together with a wide-ranging review of the literature, suggests novel directions for psychopharmacological research, including boosting support systems of the brain, facilitating relearning that occurs in psychotherapy, and targeting specific pathways in the brain that provide deficient stopping processes in OCD.
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- Henry Szechtman
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (H.S.); SAMRC Unit on Risk Resilience in Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, and Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Potchefstroom, South Africa (B.H.H.); Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (E.Z.W.); and Centro de Investigación en Reproducción Animal, CINVESTAV-Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, Mexico (K.L.H.)
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (H.S.); SAMRC Unit on Risk Resilience in Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, and Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Potchefstroom, South Africa (B.H.H.); Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (E.Z.W.); and Centro de Investigación en Reproducción Animal, CINVESTAV-Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, Mexico (K.L.H.)
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (H.S.); SAMRC Unit on Risk Resilience in Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, and Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Potchefstroom, South Africa (B.H.H.); Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (E.Z.W.); and Centro de Investigación en Reproducción Animal, CINVESTAV-Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, Mexico (K.L.H.)
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (H.S.); SAMRC Unit on Risk Resilience in Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, and Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Potchefstroom, South Africa (B.H.H.); Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (E.Z.W.); and Centro de Investigación en Reproducción Animal, CINVESTAV-Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, Mexico (K.L.H.)
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Pineles SL, Nillni YI, Pinna G, Webb A, Arditte Hall KA, Fonda JR, Irvine J, King MW, Hauger RL, Resick PA, Orr SP, Rasmusson AM. Associations between PTSD-Related extinction retention deficits in women and plasma steroids that modulate brain GABA A and NMDA receptor activity. Neurobiol Stress 2020; 13:100225. [PMID: 32490055 PMCID: PMC7256058 DOI: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2020.100225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Several studies have demonstrated poor retention of extinction learning among individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Gonadal hormone signaling in brain appears to influence the retention of extinction learning differently in women with and without PTSD. Women with PTSD, compared to trauma-exposed women without PTSD, show relative deficits in extinction retention during the mid-luteal phase (mLP) of the menstrual cycle, compared to the early follicular phase (eFP). A PTSD-related reduction in conversion of progesterone to its GABAergic metabolites allopregnanolone (Allo) and pregnanolone (PA) may contribute to these findings. The current study in trauma-exposed women with (n = 9) and without (n = 9) PTSD investigated associations between extinction retention and plasma Allo + PA levels, as well as the ratio of Allo + PA to 5α-dihydroprogesterone (5α-DHP), the immediate steroid precursor for Allo. The study also investigated the relationship between extinction retention and the ratio of Allo + PA to dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), an adrenally-derived GABAA receptor antagonist. Study participants completed differential fear-conditioning during both the eFP and mLP of the menstrual cycle. Analyses revealed a strong positive relationship between resting plasma Allo + PA levels and extinction retention during the mLP in the women with, but not without, PTSD (e.g., diagnosis X Allo + PA interaction controlling for early extinction: β = −.0008, p = .003). A similar pattern emerged for the Allo + PA to 5α-DHP ratio (β = -.165, p = .071), consistent with a PTSD-related block in production of Allo and PA at the enzyme 3α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase. The ratio of Allo + PA to DHEA appeared to influence extinction retention only during the eFP when Allo + PA and DHEA levels are comparable and thus may compete for effects on GABAA receptor function. This study aligns with male rodent PTSD models linking experimental reductions in brain Allo levels to deficits in extinction retention and suggests that targeting PTSD-related deficits in GABAergic neurosteroid synthesis may be therapeutic.
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- Suzanne L Pineles
- National Center for PTSD Women's Health Sciences Division at VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, 02130, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- National Center for PTSD Women's Health Sciences Division at VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, 02130, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- The Psychiatric Institute, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders (TRACTS) and Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Boston Healthcare System Boston, MA, 02130, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- The MITRE Corporation, Bedford, MA, 01730, USA
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- National Center for PTSD Women's Health Sciences Division at VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, 02130, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, San Diego VA Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, 9216, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27701, USA
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- Psychiatry Department, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- National Center for PTSD Women's Health Sciences Division at VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, 02130, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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Introduction: Chronic Tic Disorders and Tourette's Disorder (collectively referred to as TD) are characterized by sudden, rapid, and repetitive motor movements or vocalizations called tics. Children, adolescents, and adults with TD often experience co-occurring psychiatric symptoms and impairments in multiple domains. As a result of tics and other symptoms, patients with TD can develop negative self-views, require considerable accommodations, and experience a poor quality of life. Therefore, the efficient and effective management of TD bears considerable importance. Areas covered: This expert review evaluated the empirical support for behavioral and pharmacological interventions based on the results of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Behavioral interventions evaluated include habit reversal training (HRT), comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics (CBIT), and exposure response prevention (ERP). Reviewed pharmacological interventions included alpha-2 agonists, antipsychotics, and anticonvulsants. Expert opinion: This review identified several efficacious behavioral and pharmacological interventions for TD. However, several gaps in the management of TD include: (1) the access/availability of behavioral interventions, (2) novel and more efficacious treatment approaches, and (3) the development of more comprehensive interventions to manage TD. In order to advance the treatment of TD, additional research is necessary to efficiently, effectively, and comprehensively develop and evaluate new treatments for patients with TD.
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- Joey Ka-Yee Essoe
- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA
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- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA
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- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA.,Department of Psychology, Towson University , Towson , MD , USA
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- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA
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Morand-Beaulieu S, O'Connor KP, Blanchet PJ, Lavoie ME. Electrophysiological predictors of cognitive-behavioral therapy outcome in tic disorders. J Psychiatr Res 2018; 105:113-122. [PMID: 30219560 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Revised: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) constitutes an empirically based treatment for tic disorders (TD), but much remains to be learned about its impact at the neural level. Therefore, we examined the electrophysiological correlates of CBT in TD patients, and we evaluated the utility of event-related potentials (ERP) as predictors of CBT outcome. ERPs were recorded during a stimulus-response compatibility (SRC) task in 26 TD patients and 26 healthy controls. Recordings were performed twice, before and after CBT in TD patients, and with a similar time interval in healthy controls. The stimulus- and response-locked lateralized readiness potentials (sLRP & rLRP) were assessed, as well as the N200 and the P300. The results revealed that before CBT, TD patients showed a delayed sLRP onset and larger amplitude of both the sLRP and rLRP peaks, in comparison with healthy controls. The CBT induced an acceleration of the sLRP onset and a reduction of the rLRP peak amplitude. Compared to healthy controls, TD patients showed a more frontal distribution of the No-Go P300, which was however not affected by CBT. Finally, a multiple linear regression analysis including the N200 and the incompatible sLRP onset corroborated a predictive model of therapeutic outcome, which explained 43% of the variance in tic reduction following CBT. The current study provided evidence that CBT can selectively normalize motor processes relative to stimulus-response compatibility in TD patients. Also, ERPs can predict the amount of tic symptoms improvement induced by the CBT and might therefore improve treatment modality allocation among TD patients.
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- Simon Morand-Beaulieu
- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Montreal, Qc, Canada; Département de Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Qc, Canada.
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- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Montreal, Qc, Canada; Département de Psychiatrie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Qc, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Montreal, Qc, Canada; Département de Stomatologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Qc, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Montreal, Qc, Canada; Département de Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Qc, Canada; Département de Psychiatrie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Qc, Canada.
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Meyerbröker K, Morina N, Emmelkamp PMG. Enhancement of exposure therapy in participants with specific phobia: A randomized controlled trial comparing yohimbine, propranolol and placebo. J Anxiety Disord 2018; 57:48-56. [PMID: 29804894 DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Revised: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent research indicates that pharmacological agents may enhance psychotherapeutic outcome. Yet, empirical results have not been conclusive with respect to two pharmacological agents, yohimbine hydrochloride (YOH) and propranolol. YOH is suggested to enhance emotional memory by elevating norepinephrine, whereas the β-adrenergic receptor antagonist propranolol might help better cope with feared situations by reducing accompanying bodily sensations. METHODS In this controlled trial, fifty-six participants with specific phobia were randomly assigned to either 1) virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) plus YOH, 2) VRET plus Propranolol, or 3) VRET plus placebo. Participants in all conditions received three sessions of VRET over a period of two weeks. RESULTS We conducted 2 × 3 repeated measures MANOVA's. Results showed a significant effect for time, with partial eta squared ranging from ηp2 = 0.647 to ηp2 = 0.692, for specific phobia, yet no significant interaction effects were found. CONCLUSION No significant differences were found when VRET with YOH or a beta-blocker was compared to VRET with a non-active placebo. Implications for clinical practice and future research are discussed.
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- K Meyerbröker
- University of Utrecht, Department of Clinical Psychology, The Netherlands.
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- University of Münster, Institute of Psychology, Germany
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- University of Amsterdam, Department of Clinical Psychology, The Netherlands
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Morena M, Berardi A, Colucci P, Palmery M, Trezza V, Hill MN, Campolongo P. Enhancing Endocannabinoid Neurotransmission Augments The Efficacy of Extinction Training and Ameliorates Traumatic Stress-Induced Behavioral Alterations in Rats. Neuropsychopharmacology 2018; 43:1284-96. [PMID: 29265107 DOI: 10.1038/npp.2017.305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Revised: 12/09/2017] [Accepted: 12/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Exposure to a traumatic event may result in the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Endocannabinoids are crucial modulators of the stress response, interfere with excessive retrieval and facilitate the extinction of traumatic memories. Exposure therapy, combined with pharmacotherapy, represents a promising tool for PTSD treatment. We investigated whether pharmacological manipulations of the endocannabinoid system during extinction learning ameliorates the behavioral changes induced by trauma exposure. Rats were exposed to inescapable footshocks paired with social isolation, a risk factor for PTSD. One week after trauma, rats were subjected to three spaced extinction sessions, mimicking human exposure therapy. The anandamide hydrolysis inhibitor URB597, the 2-arachidonoylglycerol hydrolysis inhibitor JZL184 or the cannabinoid agonist WIN55,212-2 were administered before or after the extinction sessions. Rats were tested for extinction retention 16 or 36 days after trauma and 24-h later for social interaction. Extinction training alone reduced fear of the trauma-associated context but did not restore normal social interaction. Traumatized animals not exposed to extinction sessions exhibited reductions in hippocampal anandamide content with respect to home-cage controls. Noteworthy, all drugs exerted beneficial effects, but URB597 (0.1 mg/kg) induced the best improvements by enhancing extinction consolidation and restoring normal social behavior in traumatized rats through indirect activation of CB1 receptors. The ameliorating effects remained stable long after treatment and trauma exposure. Our findings suggest that drugs potentiating endocannabinoid neurotransmission may represent promising tools when combined to exposure-based psychotherapies in the treatment of PTSD.
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Naß J, Efferth T. Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacotherapy of Military Personnel Suffering from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Curr Neuropharmacol 2018; 15:831-860. [PMID: 27834145 PMCID: PMC5652029 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x15666161111113514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2015] [Revised: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe problem among soldiers with combating experience difficult to treat. The pathogenesis is still not fully understood at the psychological level. Therefore, genetic research became a focus of interest. The identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) may help to predict, which persons are at high risk to develop PTSD as a starting point to develop novel targeted drugs for treatment. Methods: We conducted a systematic review on SNPs in genes related to PTSD pathology and development of targeted pharmacological treatment options based on PubMed database searches. We focused on clinical trials with military personnel. Results: SNPs in 22 human genes have been linked to PTSD. These genes encode proteins acting as neurotransmitters and receptors, downstream signal transducers and metabolizing enzymes. Pharmacological inhibitors may serve as drug candidates for PTSD treatment, e.g. β2 adrenoreceptor antagonists, dopamine antagonists, partial dopamine D2 receptor agonists, dopamine β hydroxylase inhibitors, fatty acid amid hydrolase antagonists, glucocorticoid receptor agonists, tropomyosin receptor kinase B agonists, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitors, gamma-amino butyric acid receptor agonists, glutamate receptor inhibitors, monoaminoxidase B inhibitors, N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonists. Conclusion: The combination of genetic and pharmacological research may lead to novel target-based drug developments with improved specificity and efficacy to treat PTSD. Specific SNPs may be identified as reliable biomarkers to assess individual disease risk. Focusing on soldiers suffering from PTSD will not only help to improve treatment options for this specific group, but for all PTSD patients and the general population.
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- Janine Naß
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Staudinger Weg 5, 55128 Mainz. Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Staudinger Weg 5, 55128 Mainz. Germany
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This review is designed to systematically examine the available evidence about virtual reality exposure therapy's (VRET) efficacy for phobias, critically describe some of the most important challenges in the field and discuss possible directions. Evidence reveals that virtual reality (VR) is an effective treatment for phobias and useful for studying specific issues, such as pharmacological compounds and behavioral manipulations, that can enhance treatment outcomes. In addition, some variables, such as sense of presence in virtual environments, have a significant influence on outcomes, but further research is needed to better understand their role in therapeutic outcomes. We conclude that VR is a useful tool to improve exposure therapy and it can be a good option to analyze the processes and mechanisms involved in exposure therapy and the ways this strategy can be enhanced. In the coming years, there will be a significant expansion of VR in routine practice in clinical contexts.
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- Cristina Botella
- Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain.
- CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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- CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Universitat de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Universitat de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Perez-Rodriguez MM, New AS, Goldstein KE, Rosell D, Yuan Q, Zhou Z, Hodgkinson C, Goldman D, Siever LJ, Hazlett EA. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met genotype modulates amygdala habituation. Psychiatry Res 2017; 263:85-92. [PMID: 28371657 PMCID: PMC5856456 DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2017.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Revised: 02/04/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A deficit in amygdala habituation to repeated emotional stimuli may be an endophenotype of disorders characterized by emotion dysregulation, such as borderline personality disorder (BPD). Amygdala reactivity to emotional stimuli is genetically modulated by brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) variants. Whether amygdala habituation itself is also modulated by BDNF genotypes remains unknown. We used imaging-genetics to examine the effect of BDNF Val66Met genotypes on amygdala habituation to repeated emotional stimuli. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in 57 subjects (19 BPD patients, 18 patients with schizotypal personality disorder [SPD] and 20 healthy controls [HC]) during a task involving viewing of unpleasant, neutral, and pleasant pictures, each presented twice to measure habituation. Amygdala responses across genotypes (Val66Met SNP Met allele-carriers vs. Non-Met carriers) and diagnoses (HC, BPD, SPD) were examined with ANOVA. The BDNF 66Met allele was significantly associated with a deficit in amygdala habituation, particularly for emotional pictures. The association of the 66Met allele with a deficit in habituation to unpleasant emotional pictures remained significant in the subsample of BPD patients. Using imaging-genetics, we found preliminary evidence that deficient amygdala habituation may be modulated by BDNF genotype.
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- M Mercedes Perez-Rodriguez
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; The Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA; CIBERSAM, Autonoma University, Fundacion Jimenez Diaz and Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; The Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; The Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-9412, USA
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-9412, USA
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-9412, USA
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-9412, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; The Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; The Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA
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McGuire JF, Wu MS, Piacentini J, McCracken JT, Storch EA. A Meta-Analysis of D-Cycloserine in Exposure-Based Treatment: Moderators of Treatment Efficacy, Response, and Diagnostic Remission. J Clin Psychiatry 2017; 78:196-206. [PMID: 27314661 PMCID: PMC5967394 DOI: 10.4088/jcp.15r10334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This meta-analysis examined treatment efficacy, treatment response, and diagnostic remission effect sizes and moderators of D-cycloserine-augmented exposure treatment in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of individuals with anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SELECTION The terms D-cycloserine AND randomized controlled trial were used to search the PubMed (1965-May 2015), PsycINFO, and Scopus databases for randomized placebo-controlled trials of D-cycloserine-augmented exposure therapy for anxiety disorders, OCD, and PTSD. DATA EXTRACTION Clinical variables and effect sizes were extracted from 20 RCTs (957 participants). A random-effects model calculated the effect sizes for treatment efficacy, treatment response, and diagnostic remission using standardized rating scales. Subgroup analyses and meta-regression were used to examine potential moderators. RESULTS A small, nonsignificant benefit of D-cycloserine augmentation compared to placebo augmentation was identified across treatment efficacy (g = 0.15), response (risk ratio [RR] = 1.08), and remission (RR = 1.109), with a moderately significant effect (P = .03) for anxiety disorders specifically (g = 0.33). At initial follow-up assessments, a small, nonsignificant effect size of D-cycloserine augmentation compared to placebo was found for treatment efficacy (g = 0.21), response (RR = 1.06), and remission (RR = 1.12). Specific treatment moderators (eg, comorbidity, medication status, gender, publication year) were found across conditions for both acute treatment and initial follow-up assessments. CONCLUSIONS D-Cycloserine does not universally enhance treatment outcomes but demonstrates promise for anxiety disorders. Distinct treatment moderators may account for discrepant findings across RCTs and disorders. Future trials may be strengthened by accounting for identified moderators in their design, with ongoing research needed on the mechanisms of D-cycloserine to tailor treatment protocols and maximize its benefit.
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- Joseph F. McGuire
- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, Rogers Behavioral Health – Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL, All Children's Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine, St. Petersburg, FL, Department of Health Policy and Management, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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McGuire JF, Orr SP, Essoe JKY, McCracken JT, Storch EA, Piacentini J. Extinction learning in childhood anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder: implications for treatment. Expert Rev Neurother 2016; 16:1155-74. [PMID: 27275519 PMCID: PMC5967402 DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2016.1199276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Threat conditioning and extinction play an important role in anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although these conditions commonly affect children, threat conditioning and extinction have been primarily studied in adults. However, differences in phenomenology and neural architecture prohibit the generalization of adult findings to youth. AREAS COVERED A comprehensive literature search using PubMed and PsycInfo was conducted to identify studies that have used differential conditioning tasks to examine threat acquisition and extinction in youth. The information obtained from this review helps to clarify the influence of these processes on the etiology and treatment of youth with OCD, PTSD and other anxiety disorders. Thirty studies of threat conditioning and extinction were identified Expert commentary: Youth with anxiety disorders, OCD, and PTSD have largely comparable threat acquisition relative to unaffected controls, with some distinctions noted for youth with PTSD or youth who have suffered maltreatment. However, impaired extinction was consistently observed across youth with these disorders and appears to be consistent with deficiencies in inhibitory learning. Incorporating strategies to improve inhibitory learning may improve extinction learning within extinction-based treatments like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Strategies to improve inhibitory learning in CBT are discussed.
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- Joseph F. McGuire
- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles
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- Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida
- Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, University of South Florida
- Department of Health Policy and Management, University of South Florida
- Rogers Behavioral Health – Tampa Bay
- All Children's Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine, St. Petersburg, FL
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- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles
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Berardi A, Schelling G, Campolongo P. The endocannabinoid system and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): From preclinical findings to innovative therapeutic approaches in clinical settings. Pharmacol Res 2016; 111:668-78. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2016.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2016] [Revised: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Pittig A, van den Berg L, Vervliet B. The key role of extinction learning in anxiety disorders: behavioral strategies to enhance exposure-based treatments. Curr Opin Psychiatry 2016; 29:39-47. [PMID: 26575298 DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0000000000000220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Extinction learning is a major mechanism for fear reduction by means of exposure. Current research targets innovative strategies to enhance fear extinction and thereby optimize exposure-based treatments for anxiety disorders. This selective review updates novel behavioral strategies that may provide cutting-edge clinical implications. RECENT FINDINGS Recent studies provide further support for two types of enhancement strategies. Procedural enhancement strategies implemented during extinction training translate to how exposure exercises may be conducted to optimize fear extinction. These strategies mostly focus on a maximized violation of dysfunctional threat expectancies and on reducing context and stimulus specificity of extinction learning. Flanking enhancement strategies target periods before and after extinction training and inform optimal preparation and post-processing of exposure exercises. These flanking strategies focus on the enhancement of learning in general, memory (re-)consolidation, and memory retrieval. SUMMARY Behavioral strategies to enhance fear extinction may provide powerful clinical applications to further maximize the efficacy of exposure-based interventions. However, future replications, mechanistic examinations, and translational studies are warranted to verify long-term effects and naturalistic utility. Future directions also comprise the interplay of optimized fear extinction with (avoidance) behavior and motivational antecedents of exposure.
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Verma D, Wood J, Lach G, Herzog H, Sperk G, Tasan R. Hunger Promotes Fear Extinction by Activation of an Amygdala Microcircuit. Neuropsychopharmacology 2016; 41:431-9. [PMID: 26062787 DOI: 10.1038/npp.2015.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2015] [Revised: 05/06/2015] [Accepted: 05/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Emotions control evolutionarily-conserved behavior that is central to survival in a natural environment. Imbalance within emotional circuitries, however, may result in malfunction and manifestation of anxiety disorders. Thus, a better understanding of emotional processes and, in particular, the interaction of the networks involved is of considerable clinical relevance. Although neurobiological substrates of emotionally controlled circuitries are increasingly evident, their mutual influences are not. To investigate interactions between hunger and fear, we performed Pavlovian fear conditioning in fasted wild-type mice and in mice with genetic modification of a feeding-related gene. Furthermore, we analyzed in these mice the electrophysiological microcircuits underlying fear extinction. Short-term fasting before fear acquisition specifically impaired long-term fear memory, whereas fasting before fear extinction facilitated extinction learning. Furthermore, genetic deletion of the Y4 receptor reduced appetite and completely impaired fear extinction, a phenomenon that was rescued by fasting. A marked increase in feed-forward inhibition between the basolateral and central amygdala has been proposed as a synaptic correlate of fear extinction and involves activation of the medial intercalated cells. This form of plasticity was lost in Y4KO mice. Fasting before extinction learning, however, resulted in specific activation of the medial intercalated neurons and re-established the enhancement of feed-forward inhibition in this amygdala microcircuit of Y4KO mice. Hence, consolidation of fear and extinction memories is differentially regulated by hunger, suggesting that fasting and modification of feeding-related genes could augment the effectiveness of exposure therapy and provide novel drug targets for treatment of anxiety disorders.
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McGuire JF, Ricketts EJ, Piacentini J, Murphy TK, Storch EA, Lewin AB. Behavior Therapy for Tic Disorders: An Evidenced-based Review and New Directions for Treatment Research. Curr Dev Disord Rep 2015; 2:309-317. [PMID: 26543797 PMCID: PMC4629635 DOI: 10.1007/s40474-015-0063-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Behavior therapy is an evidenced-based intervention with moderate-to-large treatment effects in reducing tic symptom severity among individuals with Persistent Tic Disorders (PTDs) and Tourette's Disorder (TD). This review describes the behavioral treatment model for tics, delineates components of evidence-based behavior therapy for tics, and reviews the empirical support among randomized controlled trials for individuals with PTDs or TD. Additionally, this review discusses several challenges confronting the behavioral management of tics, highlights emerging solutions for these challenges, and outlines new directions for treatment research.
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- Joseph F. McGuire
- Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles
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- Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles
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- Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida
- Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, University of South Florida
- All Children’s Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine, St. Petersburg, FL
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida
- Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, University of South Florida
- Department of Health Policy and Management, University of South Florida
- Department of Psychology, University of South Florida
- Rogers Behavioral Health – Tampa Bay
- All Children’s Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine, St. Petersburg, FL
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida
- Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, University of South Florida
- Department of Psychology, University of South Florida
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McGuire JF, Piacentini J, Scahill L, Woods DW, Villarreal R, Wilhelm S, Walkup JT, Peterson AL. Bothersome tics in patients with chronic tic disorders: Characteristics and individualized treatment response to behavior therapy. Behav Res Ther. 2015;70:56-63. [PMID: 25988365 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2015.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Revised: 05/03/2015] [Accepted: 05/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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UNLABELLED This report examined the most frequently reported bothersome tics among individuals with chronic tic disorders and evaluated the improvement and remission of tics and their associated characteristics. Youths and adults (N = 240) were randomly assigned to receive the comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics (CBIT) or psychoeducation and supportive therapy (PST). At baseline, motor tics and tics with an urge were rated as more bothersome relative to vocal tics and tics without premonitory urges. The five most common bothersome tics included eye blinking, head jerks, sniffing, throat clearing, and other complex motor tics. While CBIT outperformed PST across tic type and urge presence, tics preceded by premonitory urges at baseline had higher severity at posttreatment across treatment condition. Six individual tic types had lower severity at posttreatment following CBIT relative to PST. Baseline urge presence was associated with tic remission for CBIT but not PST. Specific bothersome tics were more likely to remit with CBIT relative to PST. Findings suggest that individual tics respond and remit differently to CBIT relative to PST, with implications highlighting the negative reinforcement hypothesis in tic symptom maintenance. CLINICALTRIALS. GOV IDENTIFIERS NCT00218777; NCT00231985.
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Barros LA, Tufik S, Andersen ML. The role of progesterone in memory: an overview of three decades. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2014; 49:193-204. [PMID: 25434881 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2014] [Revised: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 11/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Memory comprises acquisition, consolidation and retrieval of information. Many substances can influence these different phases. It is well demonstrated that sex hormones, mainly estrogen, impact cognitive function. More recently, progesterone has also been documented as playing an important role in cognition, since it influences brain regions involved in memory. Currently, many women are under hormone treatment, which contain progesterone to decrease the risk of development of endometrial cancer. This affords the opportunity to study the real effects of this hormonal replacement on cognition. There are many contradictory results regarding the role of progesterone in memory. Therefore, the aim of this review was to synthesize these studies using the new perspective of the influence of hormone replacement on cognition in women.
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- L A Barros
- Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Napoleão de Barros, 925, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Napoleão de Barros, 925, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Napoleão de Barros, 925, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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