Sexual Abuse in Adolescents Is Associated With Atypically Increased Responsiveness Within Regions Implicated in Self-Referential and Emotional Processing to Approaching Animate Threats

Sexual Abuse in Adolescents Is Associated With Atypically Increased Responsiveness Within Regions Implicated in Self-Referential and Emotional Processing to Approaching Animate Threats

Childhood sexual abuse is associated with significant subsequent pathology and neurodevelopmental disruption. In particular, childhood sexual abuse has been associated with heightened threat sensitivity. However, little work has directly investigated this issue. In this study, we examine the associa...

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Main Authors: Karina S. Blair, Johannah Bashford-Largo, Niraj Shah, Jennie Lukoff, Jaimie Elowsky, Steven Vogel, Amanda Emmert, Ru Zhang, Matthew Dobbertin, Seth Pollak, James R. Blair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
childhood sexual abuse
threat responsiveness
looming threat
adolescents
functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00345/full

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