Intrusive images in psychological disorders
Characteristics, neural mechanisms, and treatment implications
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5809441 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris R Brewin (0000-0002-7462-4460), Gregory James (0000-0002-9911-3587), James D Gregory, Michelle Lipton, Neil Burge (0000-0003-0646-6584) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 117 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 210-232 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-295X • E-ISSN: 1939-1471 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/a0018113 |
| PMID | 20063969 |
| PMCID | PMC2834572 |
| OpenAlex | W2127046953 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 125 |
Involuntary images and visual memories are prominent in many types of psychopathology.Patients with posttraumatic stress disorder, other anxiety disorders, depression, eating disorders, and psychosis frequently report repeated visual intrusions corresponding to a small number of real or imaginary events, usually extremely vivid, detailed, and with highly distressing content.Both memory and imagery appear to rely on common networks involving medial prefrontal regions, posterior regions in the medial and lateral parietal cortices, the lateral temporal cortex, and the medial temporal lobe.Evidence from cognitive psychology and neuroscience implies distinct neural bases to abstract, flexible, contextualized representations (C-reps) and to inflexible, sensory-bound representations (S-reps).We revise our previous dual representation theory of posttraumatic stress disorder to place it within a neural systems model of healthy memory and imagery.The revised model is used to explain how the different types of distressing visual intrusions associated with clinical disorders arise, in terms of the need for correct interaction between the neural systems supporting S-reps and C-reps via visuospatial working memory.Finally, we discuss the treatment implications of the new model and relate it to existing forms of psychological therapy
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| Highly cited | Yes |
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