A functional magnetic resonance imaging predictor of treatment response to venlafaxine in generalized anxiety disorder. Export

@article{citeulike:2821023, abstract = {BACKGROUND: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) holds promise as a noninvasive means of identifying neural responses that can be used to predict treatment response before beginning a drug trial. Imaging paradigms employing facial expressions as presented stimuli have been shown to activate the amygdala and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). Here, we sought to determine whether pretreatment amygdala and rostral ACC (rACC) reactivity to facial expressions could predict treatment outcomes in patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). METHODS: Fifteen subjects (12 female subjects) with GAD participated in an open-label venlafaxine treatment trial. Functional magnetic resonance imaging responses to facial expressions of emotion collected before subjects began treatment were compared with changes in anxiety following 8 weeks of venlafaxine administration. In addition, the magnitude of fMRI responses of subjects with GAD were compared with that of 15 control subjects (12 female subjects) who did not have GAD and did not receive venlafaxine treatment. RESULTS: The magnitude of treatment response was predicted by greater pretreatment reactivity to fearful faces in rACC and lesser reactivity in the amygdala. These individual differences in pretreatment rACC and amygdala reactivity within the GAD group were observed despite the fact that 1) the overall magnitude of pretreatment rACC and amygdala reactivity did not differ between subjects with GAD and control subjects and 2) there was no main effect of treatment on rACC-amygdala reactivity in the GAD group. CONCLUSIONS: These findings show that this pattern of rACC-amygdala responsivity could prove useful as a predictor of venlafaxine treatment response in patients with GAD.}, address = {Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USA. paul.j.whalen@dartmouth.edu}, author = {Whalen, P. J. and Johnstone, T. and Somerville, L. H. and Nitschke, J. B. and Polis, S. and Alexander, A. L. and Davidson, R. J. and Kalin, N. H.}, citeulike-article-id = {2821023}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.08.019}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17964548}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=17964548}, comment = {http://www.physorg.com/news129487113.html}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.08.019}, issn = {1873-2402}, journal = {Biological psychiatry}, keywords = {fmri, ssri}, month = {May}, number = {9}, pages = {858--863}, posted-at = {2008-05-21 19:39:57}, priority = {2}, title = {A functional magnetic resonance imaging predictor of treatment response to venlafaxine in generalized anxiety disorder.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.08.019}, volume = {63}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2821023 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2821023 N2 - BACKGROUND: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) holds promise as a noninvasive means of identifying neural responses that can be used to predict treatment response before beginning a drug trial. Imaging paradigms employing facial expressions as presented stimuli have been shown to activate the amygdala and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). Here, we sought to determine whether pretreatment amygdala and rostral ACC (rACC) reactivity to facial expressions could predict treatment outcomes in patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). METHODS: Fifteen subjects (12 female subjects) with GAD participated in an open-label venlafaxine treatment trial. Functional magnetic resonance imaging responses to facial expressions of emotion collected before subjects began treatment were compared with changes in anxiety following 8 weeks of venlafaxine administration. In addition, the magnitude of fMRI responses of subjects with GAD were compared with that of 15 control subjects (12 female subjects) who did not have GAD and did not receive venlafaxine treatment. RESULTS: The magnitude of treatment response was predicted by greater pretreatment reactivity to fearful faces in rACC and lesser reactivity in the amygdala. These individual differences in pretreatment rACC and amygdala reactivity within the GAD group were observed despite the fact that 1) the overall magnitude of pretreatment rACC and amygdala reactivity did not differ between subjects with GAD and control subjects and 2) there was no main effect of treatment on rACC-amygdala reactivity in the GAD group. CONCLUSIONS: These findings show that this pattern of rACC-amygdala responsivity could prove useful as a predictor of venlafaxine treatment response in patients with GAD. IS - 9 JF - Biological psychiatry SN - 1873-2402 AD - Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USA. paul.j.whalen@dartmouth.edu EP - 863 TI - A functional magnetic resonance imaging predictor of treatment response to venlafaxine in generalized anxiety disorder. VL - 63 SP - 858 KW - fmri KW - ssri N1 - http://www.physorg.com/news129487113.html AU - Whalen, PJ AU - Johnstone, T AU - Somerville, LH AU - Nitschke, JB AU - Polis, S AU - Alexander, AL AU - Davidson, RJ AU - Kalin, NH PY - 2008/05/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.08.019 ER -