Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have long shown evidence of medium-sized effects for stress, chronic pain, and anxiety. Dr. King's research group and others have shown that MBIs can lead to enduring alterations in large-scale neural networks. This talk will explore specific adaptations of MBIs for depression and trauma / PTSD, potential neural mechanisms and treatment targets underlying their effects, and possible shared and unique pathways for MBIs in the treatment of depression and PTSD.
About Speaker
Dr. Anthony King, PhD is an associate professor at Ohio State University in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience Program, and the Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research. His clinical work focuses on trauma-related disorders, PTSD, and chronic depression, and his research focuses on elucidating neural, endocrine, and epigenomic factors underlying PTSD and neural mechanisms of psychotherapy for PTSD, including exposure and Mindfulness-based interventions in translational clinical trials using functional MRI.