fMRI scans can predict CBT effectiveness

[APG]

fMRI Scans Can Predict CBT Effectiveness
Whether or not cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) will help a person
recover from depression can be predicted through brain imaging,
according to research results published by the University of
Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the April issue of the American
Journal of Psychiatry, the official journal of the American
Psychiatric Association.

More than 17 million adults in the United States will experience at
least one episode of major depression this year; of those who seek
treatment, only 40 to 60 percent will respond to any given first-line
treatment, whether it be therapy or medication. However, researchers
have found that most eventually will respond once they find the right
treatment. Being able to predict who will respond to CBT, and who will
not, may prove to be a valuable tool for treating depression.

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[Jessica Marie]

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fMRI Scans Can Predict CBT Effectiveness
Whether or not cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) will help a person
recover from depression can be predicted through brain imaging,
according to research results published by the University of
Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the April issue of the American
Journal of Psychiatry, the official journal of the American
Psychiatric Association.

I hate to rain the the parade here, but the link supplied discussed the
similiarity of depressed female monkeys; versus humans. CBT could not
be affectively experimented on monkeys; not to be conclusive in any way
to compared to CBT in humans. The article just pointed out one very
positive point that I have been preaching for years. The article
stated that non of the monkeys & humans in that resereach were exposed
to SSRI's!!!

And thus, they recovered more normally w/o those nasty side effects it
has proved in humans on Paxil, Zoloft, Effexor, etc.

Post by APG
More than 17 million adults in the United States will experience at
least one episode of major depression this year; of those who seek
treatment, only 40 to 60 percent will respond to any given first-line
treatment, whether it be therapy or medication. However, researchers
have found that most eventually will respond once they find the right
treatment. Being able to predict who will respond to CBT, and who will
not, may prove to be a valuable tool for treating depression.

Also, MRI's don't show anything as far as clinical or even Major
Depressive Disorders. (except for severe serotin imagery) MRI are used
to show brain tissue (so it would show epilepsy and schizophrenia) but
not depression. And CT's are bone scans.

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