Trauma can cause disruptive symptoms, such as an out-of-body experience or a feeling of emotional numbness, which can be helpful in the short term but can be harmful if they persist for a long time.
Researchers at McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School’s largest psychiatric collaborator and part of Mass General Brigham, have discovered areas within brain networks that communicate with each other when people experience a variety of dissociative symptoms. Their findings were recently published in the journal ‘Neuropsychopharmacology’.
“Severe dissociative disorders such as dissociative identity disorder, or ‘DID,’ are given the least importance and, At worst, often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed.” ,
“The cost of this stigma and misdiagnosis is high because it has prevented people from accessing appropriate and effective treatment, has caused prolonged suffering, and has stunted research on dissociation. Furthermore, given that DID —Gender inequality is a significant issue in that it disproportionately affects women in the context,” Lauren adds.
About 91 women in Lebois and colleagues’ study took part in the study, with and without a history of childhood trauma, current post-traumatic stress disorder, and varying degrees of varying symptoms. A functional magnetic resonance imaging scan was performed by the participants so that the researchers could learn more about their brain activity.
Director of the Applied Neuroimaging Statistics Lab at McLean Hospital, co-senior author Lisa D. “The novel methods we have used to study brain connectivity are important for understanding the role of these network perturbations,” said Nickerson, PhD.
The researchers found that specific connections between regions in brain networks that control cognition and emotional processes were associated with some dissociation symptoms.
According to Lebois, “We found that dissociation is key for DID and that general dissociation for post-traumatic stress disorder is each associated with specific brain signatures.” To correct historical misconceptions about dissociation and DID, These experiences contribute to perpetuating and diminishing gender. -Related health inequalities, the team is working to improve our understanding of the neural correlates of dissociation.
Co-senior author Melissa Kaufman, MD, said, “We also hope that this will increase awareness of antisocial symptoms and, ultimately, enable clinicians to assess and consider these symptoms and provide patients with timely and appropriate treatment.” Will be more likely to connect with PhD, director of the Dissociative Disorders and Trauma Research Program.
It is important to note that the different brain signatures of different dissociative disorders may indicate a need for novel treatments, according to the study’s authors. McLean’s chief scientific officer, MD, PhD, co-authored by Kerry J. According to Ressler, future research could focus on brain activity related to dissociation as a standalone treatment.