European journal of psychotraumatology
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Eur J Psychotraumatol · Jun 2020
Involvement of the cerebellum in EMDR efficiency: a metabolic connectivity PET study in PTSD.
We recently reported an improvement of precuneus PET metabolism after EMDR therapy in military participants suffering from PTSD. ⋯ The posterior cerebellum and its metabolic connectivity with the precuneus are involved in the clinical efficiency of EMDR in PTSD.
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Eur J Psychotraumatol · Jun 2020
Evaluation of the own body in women with current and remitted borderline personality disorder: evidence for long-lasting effects of childhood sexual abuse.
Evaluation of one's own body highly depends on psychopathology. In contrast to healthy women, body evaluation is negative in women from several diagnostic groups. Particularly negative ratings have been reported in disorders related to childhood sexual abuse (CSA) including borderline personality disorder (BPD). However, it is unknown whether this negative evaluation persists beyond symptomatic remission, whether it depends on the topography of body areas (sexually connoted versus neutral areas), and whether it depends on CSA. ⋯ Women with BPD may require a specifically designed intervention to achieve a positive evaluation of their entire body. The evaluation of sexually connoted body areas seems to remain an issue even after remission from the disorder has been achieved.