Functional neuroimaging has established that both non-pharmaco­logical and pharmacological treatments for depression both change the brain, though they change the brain in different ways. This pres­entation will present findings from positron emission tomography and functional magnetic resonance imaging studies of functional brain changes mediating depression remission using cognitive behavioral therapy. Differences between cognitive and pharmaco­logical interventions will be discussed in the context of limbic-cortical network model of depression. Implications of this work for under­standing the impact of mindfulness meditation as an intervention in the treatment of depression will be considered.

• Dialogue 13
  15 sessions
• November 9, 2005
  Dar Constitution Hall, Washington, DC
• Transcript - Connection, Community, and Compassion with Susan Bauer-Wu, Dekila Chungyalpa, Elissa Epel, and Brother Phap Dung |pdf|
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