Table 2 Serotonin (SERT) and dopamine (DAT) transporter binding potential (BPND) changes in patients with social anxiety disorder (SAD) after treatment with SSRI + ICBT or placebo + ICBT.

From: Serotonin and dopamine transporter availability in social anxiety disorder after combined treatment with escitalopram and cognitive-behavioral therapy

 

x

y

z

Z

PFWE

Cluster volume1

Serotonin transporter (SERT)

 SSRI + ICBT

  Occupancy

   All regions

   

Inf

  

 Placebo + ICBT

  Increase BPND

   Raphe

−4

−30

−28

3.31

0.009

632

Dopamine (DAT)

 SSRI + ICBT

  Increase

   L Amygdala

−28

4

−18

3.41

0.008

752

   R Amygdala

18

0

−18

3.59

0.005

1432

   L Hippocampus

−36

−18

−14

3.92

0.006

376

   R Hippocampus

30

−28

−6

3.36

0.035

24

   L NAcc

−12

12

−12

3.27

0.005

264

   R NAcc

12

12

−12

3.09

0.007

168

   L Putamen

−24

12

−10

3.44

0.026

328

Placebo + ICBT

  Increase

   L Amygdala

−24

4

−18

3.58

0.006

968

   R Amygdala

20

6

−18

4.04

0.002

1440

   L Hippocampus

−20

−20

−14

3.36

0.040

16

   R Hippocampus

28

−16

−22

4.43

0.001

568

   L NAcc

−12

10

−14

3.71

0.001

224

   R NAcc

12

12

−12

3.04

0.009

56

   L Putamen

−16

16

−10

3.28

0.046

16

   R Putamen

30

12

−8

3.86

0.009

504

  1. MNI Montreal Neurological Institute, L left, R right, NAcc Nucleus Accumbens.
  2. aCluster volume in mm3.