Differences in the volumes of the hippocampus and amygdala have consistently been observed between young adults with heavy cannabis use relative to their non-using counterparts. However, it remains unclear whether the subfields of these functionally and structurally heterogenous regions exhibit similar patterns of change in young adults with long-term heavy cannabis use disorder (CUD). This...
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for children (MBCT-C), as a psychotherapeutic intervention, has been shown to be effective for treating mood dysregulation (MD). While previous neuroimaging studies of MD have reported both pre-treatment structural and functional alterations, the effects of MBCT-C on brain morphological network organisation has not been investigated. We investigated brain...
BMC PsychiatryMay 2, 2021Kun Qin, Du Lei, Jing Yang et al.
Abstract Background Given that psychopharmacological approaches routinely used to treat mood-related problems may result in adverse outcomes in mood dysregulated adolescents at familial risk for bipolar disorder (BD), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Children (MBCT-C) provides an alternative effective and safe option. However, little is known about the brain mechanisms of beneficial...