ENIGMA-anxiety working group: Rationale for and organization of large-scale neuroimaging studies of anxiety disorders

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  • Humboldt University of Berlin

Abstract

Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent and disabling but seem particularly tractable to investigation with translational neuroscience methodologies. Neuroimaging has informed our understanding of the neurobiology of anxiety disorders, but research has been limited by small sample sizes and low statistical power, as well as heterogenous imaging methodology. The ENIGMA-Anxiety Working Group has brought together researchers from around the world, in a harmonized and coordinated effort to address these challenges and generate more robust and reproducible findings. This paper elaborates on the concepts and methods informing the work of the working group to date, and describes the initial approach of the four subgroups studying generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and specific phobia. At present, the ENIGMA-Anxiety database contains information about more than 100 unique samples, from 16 countries and 59 institutes. Future directions include examining additional imaging modalities, integrating imaging and genetic data, and collaborating with other ENIGMA working groups. The ENIGMA consortium creates synergy at the intersection of global mental health and clinical neuroscience, and the ENIGMA-Anxiety Working Group extends the promise of this approach to neuroimaging research on anxiety disorders.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)83-112
Number of pages30
JournalHuman Brain Mapping
Volume43
Issue number1
Early online date3 Jul 2020
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2022
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

Scopus 85087404076
PubMed 32618421
WOS 000545004100001
Mendeley 65996666-7be5-3cab-9226-e04b19e9b431
ORCID /0000-0002-9687-5527/work/142235242

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Keywords

  • amygdala, anxiety disorders, genetics, limbic system, magnetic resonance imaging, neuroimaging, prefrontal cortex, Neuroimaging, Limbic System/diagnostic imaging, Humans, Prefrontal Cortex/diagnostic imaging, Anxiety Disorders/diagnostic imaging, Multicenter Studies as Topic, Amygdala, Anxiety disorders, Limbic system, Prefrontal cortex, Magnetic resonance imaging, Genetics

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