Psychiatric News (10/15) reported, “How people’s brains respond to stress following a traumatic event may help…predict their long-term mental health outcomes,” researchers concluded after analyzing data from 146 participants. The study revealed that “participants with the reactive/disinhibited profile – those who showed high reactivity to both threat and reward – reported higher levels of symptoms of both PTSD and anxiety over time compared with participants with the other profiles.” The findings were published online Oct. 14 in the American Journal of Psychiatry, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.
Related Links:
— “Brain Activity Patterns After Trauma May Predict Long-Term Mental Health, Likelihood of Stress Disorders, Psychiatric News, October 15, 2021