Treating disturbed emotional regulation in sexual offenders: The potential applications of mindful self-regulation and controlled breathing techniques
Treating disturbed emotional regulation in sexual offenders: The potential applications of mindful self-regulation and controlled breathing techniques
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DOI：
10.1016/j.avb.2012.03.005
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发表时间：
2012-07-01
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Beech, Anthony R.
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作者：
Gillespie, Steven M.;Mitchell, Ian J.;Beech, Anthony R.
已经注意到，一些罪犯的特点是情绪状态的适当调节存在问题。情绪调节方面的缺陷在性犯罪者中尤其相关。因此，治疗方案应该在一定程度上集中于开发有效的策略来控制情绪唤醒。在这篇综述中，我们将概述包括杏仁核和前额叶皮质(PFC)区域在内的解剖结构如何参与情绪的适当调节。本文认为，对情绪状态的有效控制可以通过采用一组冥想练习来帮助，这种冥想练习被称为正念技巧，这些方法源于佛教哲学。这些技术涉及缓慢的深呼吸，并已被证明影响心脏的迷走神经调节和特定神经回路的功能，这些神经回路与情绪调节密切相关。(C)2012爱思唯尔有限公司。保留所有权利。
It has been noted that some offenders are characterized by problems in the appropriate regulation of emotional states. Deficits in emotional regulation are particularly pertinent in sexual offenders. Therefore, therapeutic programs should, in part, focus on the development of effective strategies for the control of emotional arousal. In this review, we will provide an outline of how anatomical structures including the amygdala and regions of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) are involved in the appropriate regulation of emotion. It is argued in this paper that the effective control of emotional states may be helped through the adoption of a group of meditational practices, known as mindfulness techniques, which have emerged from Buddhist philosophy. These techniques involve slow, deep breathing and have been shown to affect vagal modulation of the heart and the functioning of specific neural circuits which are critically involved in emotional regulation. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.