Neural mechanisms of cognitive reappraisal of negative self-beliefs in social anxiety disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterized by distorted negative self-beliefs (NSBs), which are thought to enhance emotional reactivity, interfere with emotion regulation, and undermine social functioning. Cognitive reappraisal is a type of emotion regulation used to alter NSBs, with the goal of modulating emotional reactivity. Despite its relevance, little is known about the neural bases and temporal features of cognitive reappraisal in patients with SAD.

Methods

Twenty-seven patients with SAD and 27 healthy control subjects (HCs) were trained to react and to implement cognitive reappraisal to downregulate negative emotional reactivity to NSBs, while undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging and providing ratings of negative emotion experience.

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SUBMITTER: Goldin PR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2788040 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature