Dissecting Fear and Emotional Pain in PTSD: From Symptom Networks to Neural Signatures (IMAGE)

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Dissecting Fear and Emotional Pain in PTSD: From Symptom Networks to Neural Signatures

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Research in Biological Psychiatry, published by Elsevier, has identified two distinct post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) profiles—one centered on emotional pain and another on fear. This figure shows the strength of the associations (edge weight) of both profiles, detailing specific PCL-5 (DSM-5 symptoms) items. Legend: PCL1=Memories, PCL2=Nightmares, PCL3=Flashbacks, PCL4=Emotional Reactivity, PCL5=Physical Reactivity, PCL6=Internal Avoidance, PCL7=External Avoidance, PCL8=Amnesia, PCL9=Negative Beliefs, PCL10=Blame, PCL11=Negative Emotions, PCL12=Anhedonia, PCL13=Disconnection, PCL14=Trouble Positive Emotions, PCL15=Irritability, PCL16=Risk Behavior, PCL17=Hypervigilance, PCL18=Startle, PCL19=Concentration, PCL20=Sleep.

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Biological Psychiatry / Ben-Zion et al.

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