Pituitary gland volumes in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder before and after cognitive-behavioral therapy
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Hanifi Yıldırım
Türkiye
Seda Yılmaz
Neslihan Çağlar
Türkiye
Sema Baykara
Yasemin Kekilli
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria (Q2)
Dergi ISSN 1809-452X Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 12-2018
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 40 / 4 / 420–423 DOI 10.1590/1516-4446-2017-2449
Makale Linki https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-4446-2017-2449
UAK Araştırma Alanları
Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları
Özet
Objective The beneficial effects of psychopharmacological and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on the brain are not well understood. In a previous study, we found smaller pituitary volumes in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of CBT on pituitary gland volume. Methods A total of 81 patients with various anxiety disorders and the same number of healthy controls underwent magnetic resonance imaging, and their pituitary gland volumes were compared at baseline. Pituitary gland volumes were also measured before and after CBT in the patient group. Results OCD patients had smaller pituitary gland volumes at baseline than healthy controls (0.54±0.29 cm3 for OCD patients vs. 0.82±0.30 cm3 for healthy controls; p < 0.001). We found no significant changes in OCD patient pituitary gland volume after the 16-week treatment period, with mean pre- and post-treatment values of 0.54±0.29 cm3 and 0.56±0.32 cm3, respectively (p > 0.05). Conclusion Our results indicate an absence of post-CBT volumetric changes in the pituitary gland of OCD patients.
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Pituitary gland volumes in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder before and after cognitive-behavioral therapy

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