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The feasibility and potential of using this approach in symptomatic MDD were unknown.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291721004797_sec_a2\" sec-type=\"methods\">\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This single-blind pre-registered randomised controlled pilot trial probed a novel self-guided psychological intervention with and without additional rSATL-posterior subgenual cortex (BA25) fMRI neurofeedback, targeting self-blaming emotions in people with insufficiently recovered MDD and early treatment-resistance (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 43,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 35 completers). Participants completed three weekly self-guided sessions to rebalance self-blaming biases.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291721004797_sec_a3\" sec-type=\"results\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      As predicted, neurofeedback led to a training-induced reduction in rSATL-BA25 connectivity for self-blame\n                      <jats:italic>v.<\/jats:italic>\n                      other-blame. Both interventions were safe and resulted in a 46% reduction on the Beck Depression Inventory-II, our primary outcome, with no group differences. Secondary analyses, however, revealed that patients without DSM-5-defined anxious distress showed a superior response to neurofeedback compared with the psychological intervention, and the opposite pattern in anxious MDD. As predicted, symptom remission was associated with increases in self-esteem and this correlated with the frequency with which participants employed the psychological strategies in daily life.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291721004797_sec_a4\" sec-type=\"conclusions\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      These findings suggest that self-blame-rebalance neurofeedback may be superior over a solely psychological intervention in non-anxious MDD, although further confirmatory studies are needed. Simple self-guided strategies tackling self-blame were beneficial, but need to be compared against treatment-as-usual in further trials.\n                      <jats:uri xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/ISRCTN10526888\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/ISRCTN10526888<\/jats:uri>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1017\/s0033291721004797","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,2]],"date-time":"2021-12-02T02:00:52Z","timestamp":1638410452000},"page":"2831-2841","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/policypage","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Self-blame in major depression: a randomised pilot trial comparing fMRI neurofeedback with self-guided psychological strategies"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"53","author":[{"given":"Tanja","family":"Jaeckle","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Steven C. 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