Neural activations during self-related processing in patients with chronic pain and effects of a brief self-compassion training - A pilot study.

ABSTRACT: Chronic pain negatively affects psychological functioning including self-perception. Self-compassion may improve self-related functioning in patients with chronic pain but understanding of the neural mechanisms is limited. In this study, twenty patients with chronic low back pain read negative self-related situations and were instructed to be either self-reassuring or self-critical while undergoing fMRI. Patients rated their feelings of self-reassurance and self-criticism during each condition, and brain responses were contrasted with neutral instructions. Trait self-compassion measures (SCS) were also acquired. Brain activations during self-criticism and self-reassurance were localized to prefrontal, self- and emotion-processing areas, such as medial prefrontal cortex, dorsolateral prefro

SUBMITTER: Lutz J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8100920 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature