Boosting the Theory of Mind Network: Specific Psychotherapy Increases Neural Correlates of Affective Theory of Mind in Euthymic Bipolar Disorder
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Boosting the Theory of Mind Network: Specific Psychotherapy Increases Neural Correlates of Affective Theory of Mind in Euthymic Bipolar Disorder. / Meyer, Kristina; Hindi Attar, Catherine; Fiebig, Jana; Stamm, Thomas; Bassett, Tyler R; Bauer, Michael; Dannlowski, Udo; Ethofer, Thomas; Falkenberg, Irina; Jansen, Andreas; Juckel, Georg; Kircher, Tilo; Mulert, Christoph; Leicht, Gregor; Rau, Anne; Ritter, Dirk; Ritter, Philipp; Trost, Sarah; Vogelbacher, Christoph; Walter, Henrik; Wolter, Sarah; Hautzinger, Martin; Bermpohl, Felix.
in: BIOL PSYCHIAT-COGN N, Jahrgang 8, Nr. 5, 05.2023, S. 572-580.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Boosting the Theory of Mind Network: Specific Psychotherapy Increases Neural Correlates of Affective Theory of Mind in Euthymic Bipolar Disorder
AU - Meyer, Kristina
AU - Hindi Attar, Catherine
AU - Fiebig, Jana
AU - Stamm, Thomas
AU - Bassett, Tyler R
AU - Bauer, Michael
AU - Dannlowski, Udo
AU - Ethofer, Thomas
AU - Falkenberg, Irina
AU - Jansen, Andreas
AU - Juckel, Georg
AU - Kircher, Tilo
AU - Mulert, Christoph
AU - Leicht, Gregor
AU - Rau, Anne
AU - Ritter, Dirk
AU - Ritter, Philipp
AU - Trost, Sarah
AU - Vogelbacher, Christoph
AU - Walter, Henrik
AU - Wolter, Sarah
AU - Hautzinger, Martin
AU - Bermpohl, Felix
N1 - Copyright © 2022 Society of Biological Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2023/5
Y1 - 2023/5
N2 - BACKGROUND: In bipolar disorder, impaired affective theory of mind (aToM) performance and aberrant neural activation in the ToM brain network partly explain social functioning impairments. However, it is not yet known whether psychotherapy of bipolar disorder influences neuroimaging markers of aToM.METHODS: In this study, conducted within the multicentric randomized controlled trial of the BipoLife consortium, patients with euthymic bipolar disorder underwent 2 group interventions over 6 months (mean = 28.45 weeks): 1) a specific, cognitive behavioral intervention (specific psychotherapeutic intervention [SEKT]) (n = 31) targeting impulse regulation, ToM, and social skills and 2) an emotion-focused intervention (FEST) (n = 28). To compare the effect of SEKT and FEST on neural correlates of aToM, patients performed an aToM task during functional magnetic resonance imaging before and after interventions (final functional magnetic resonance imaging sample of pre- and postcompleters, SEKT: n = 16; FEST: n = 17). Healthy control subjects (n = 32) were scanned twice with the same time interval. Because ToM was trained in SEKT, we expected an increased ToM network activation in SEKT relative to FEST postintervention.RESULTS: Both treatments effectively stabilized patients' euthymic state in terms of affective symptoms, life satisfaction, and global functioning. Confirming our expectations, SEKT patients showed increased neural activation within regions of the ToM network, bilateral temporoparietal junction, posterior cingulate cortex, and precuneus, whereas FEST patients did not.CONCLUSIONS: The stabilizing effect of SEKT on clinical outcomes went along with increased neural activation of the ToM network, while FEST possibly exerted its positive effect by other, yet unexplored routes.
AB - BACKGROUND: In bipolar disorder, impaired affective theory of mind (aToM) performance and aberrant neural activation in the ToM brain network partly explain social functioning impairments. However, it is not yet known whether psychotherapy of bipolar disorder influences neuroimaging markers of aToM.METHODS: In this study, conducted within the multicentric randomized controlled trial of the BipoLife consortium, patients with euthymic bipolar disorder underwent 2 group interventions over 6 months (mean = 28.45 weeks): 1) a specific, cognitive behavioral intervention (specific psychotherapeutic intervention [SEKT]) (n = 31) targeting impulse regulation, ToM, and social skills and 2) an emotion-focused intervention (FEST) (n = 28). To compare the effect of SEKT and FEST on neural correlates of aToM, patients performed an aToM task during functional magnetic resonance imaging before and after interventions (final functional magnetic resonance imaging sample of pre- and postcompleters, SEKT: n = 16; FEST: n = 17). Healthy control subjects (n = 32) were scanned twice with the same time interval. Because ToM was trained in SEKT, we expected an increased ToM network activation in SEKT relative to FEST postintervention.RESULTS: Both treatments effectively stabilized patients' euthymic state in terms of affective symptoms, life satisfaction, and global functioning. Confirming our expectations, SEKT patients showed increased neural activation within regions of the ToM network, bilateral temporoparietal junction, posterior cingulate cortex, and precuneus, whereas FEST patients did not.CONCLUSIONS: The stabilizing effect of SEKT on clinical outcomes went along with increased neural activation of the ToM network, while FEST possibly exerted its positive effect by other, yet unexplored routes.
U2 - 10.1016/j.bpsc.2022.08.013
DO - 10.1016/j.bpsc.2022.08.013
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 36087699
VL - 8
SP - 572
EP - 580
JO - BIOL PSYCHIAT-COGN N
JF - BIOL PSYCHIAT-COGN N
SN - 2451-9022
IS - 5
ER -