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<jats:p>Testosterone enhances amygdala reactions to social threat, but it remains unclear whether this neuroendocrine mechanism is relevant for understanding its dominance-enhancing properties; namely, whether testosterone biases the human amygdala toward threat approach. This pharmacological functional magnetic-resonance imaging study shows that testosterone administration increases amygdala responses in healthy women during threat approach and decreases it during threat avoidance. These findings support and extend motivational salience models by offering a neuroendocrine mechanism of motivation-specific amygdala tuning.</jats:p>
\n \n\n \n \n<jats:p><jats:bold>Background:</jats:bold> This paper looks at attrition in relation to deprivation and type of therapy \u2013 CBT or person-centred counselling. <jats:bold>Method:</jats:bold> Case notes of all those referred in a 4-month period (<jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 497) were assessed for those who failed to opt-in; those who opted-in but failed to attend first appointment and those who attended first appointment but subsequently dropped-out. <jats:bold>Results:</jats:bold> Significant numbers failed to opt-in, attend first appointment or dropped out during therapy. There were no differences between CBT and PCT. Those from the most deprived areas were less likely to opt-in. <jats:bold>Conclusions:</jats:bold> We need to develop better approaches to attracting and maintaining contact with individuals complaining of common mental health problems.</jats:p>
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