Amygdala response to self-critical stimuli and symptom improvement in psychotherapy for depression

Nadja Doerig¹, Tobias Krieger², David Altenstein²+7

• ¹Nadja Doerig, PhD, Neuroscience Centre, University and ETH Zurich, and Department of Psychology, University of Zurich; Tobias Krieger, PhD, Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, University of Bern, and Department of Psychology, University of Zurich; David Altenstein, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich; Yolanda Schlumpf, PhD, Division of Neuropsychology, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich; Simona Spinelli, PhD, Preclinical Laboratory for Translational Research into Affective Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric Hospital, University of Zurich, Neuroscience Centre, University and ETH Zurich, Zurich Centre for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland; Jakub Späti, PhD, Department of Psychophysiology, National Institute of Mental Health, National Centre of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan, and Preclinical Laboratory for Translational Research into Affective Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric Hospital, University of Zurich, Switzerland; Janis Brakowski, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric Hospital, University of Zurich; Boris B. Quednow, PhD, Experimental and Clinical Pharmacopsychology, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric Hospital, University of Zurich, Neuroscience Centre, University and ETH Zurich, and Zurich Centre for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich; Erich Seifritz, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric Hospital, University of Zurich, Neuroscience Centre, University and ETH Zurich, and Zurich Centre for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich; Martin grosse Holtforth, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, and Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, University of Bern, Switzerland nadja.+1