Does the evocation of traumatic memories confound subsequent working memory performance in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena Jelinek ◽  
Steffen Moritz ◽  
Sarah Randjbar ◽  
Dirk Sommerfeldt ◽  
Klaus Püschel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Working Memory ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Memory Performance ◽  
Traumatic Memories

Learning and Consolidation of Verbal Declarative Memory in Patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

2010 ◽  
Vol 218 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Slawomira J. Diener ◽  
Herta Flor ◽  
Michèle Wessa
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Verbal Memory ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Declarative Memory ◽  
Memory Performance ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Learning Performance ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms

Impairments in declarative memory have been reported in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Fragmentation of explicit trauma-related memory has been assumed to impede the formation of a coherent memorization of the traumatic event and the integration into autobiographic memory. Together with a strong non-declarative memory that connects trauma reminders with a fear response the impairment in declarative memory is thought to be involved in the maintenance of PTSD symptoms. Fourteen PTSD patients, 14 traumatized subjects without PTSD, and 13 non-traumatized healthy controls (HC) were tested with the California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT) to assess verbal declarative memory. PTSD symptoms were assessed with the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale and depression with the Center of Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. Several indices of the CVLT pointed to an impairment in declarative memory performance in PTSD, but not in traumatized persons without PTSD or HC. No group differences were observed if recall of memory after a time delay was set in relation to initial learning performance. In the PTSD group verbal memory performance correlated significantly with hyperarousal symptoms, after concentration difficulties were accounted for. The present study confirmed previous reports of declarative verbal memory deficits in PTSD. Extending previous results, we propose that learning rather than memory consolidation is impaired in PTSD patients. Furthermore, arousal symptoms may interfere with successful memory formation in PTSD.

Targeting the Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories With Electroconvulsive Therapy for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

2021 ◽  
Vol 89 (9) ◽  
pp. S196
Author(s):  
Victor Tang ◽  
Kathleen Trought ◽  
Kristina Gicas ◽  
Mari Kozak ◽  
Sheena Josselyn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Memories

Memory Performance in Holocaust Survivors With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

2002 ◽  
Vol 159 (10) ◽  
pp. 1682-1688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia A. Golier ◽  
Rachel Yehuda ◽  
Sonia J. Lupien ◽  
Philip D. Harvey ◽  
Robert Grossman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Holocaust Survivors ◽  
Memory Performance

The Accuracy of Traumatic Memories in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

2021 ◽  
Vol 209 (3) ◽  
pp. 218-227
Author(s):  
Astrid Maria Mattsson ◽  
Charlotte Sonne ◽  
Jessica Carlsson
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Memories

scholarly journals The role of trauma-related distractors on neural systems for working memory and emotion processing in posttraumatic stress disorder

2009 ◽  
Vol 43 (8) ◽  
pp. 809-817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajendra A. Morey ◽  
Florin Dolcos ◽  
Christopher M. Petty ◽  
Debra A. Cooper ◽  
Jasmeet Pannu Hayes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Working Memory ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Emotion Processing ◽  
Neural Systems

scholarly journals Resilience after trauma: The role of memory suppression

Science ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 367 (6479) ◽  
pp. eaay8477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Mary ◽  
Jacques Dayan ◽  
Giovanni Leone ◽  
Charlotte Postel ◽  
Florence Fraisse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Control System ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
Intrusive Memories ◽  
Memory Suppression ◽  
Traumatic Memories ◽  
Memory Control

In the aftermath of trauma, little is known about why the unwanted and unbidden recollection of traumatic memories persists in some individuals but not others. We implemented neutral and inoffensive intrusive memories in the laboratory in a group of 102 individuals exposed to the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks and 73 nonexposed individuals, who were not in Paris during the attacks. While reexperiencing these intrusive memories, nonexposed individuals and exposed individuals without posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) could adaptively suppress memory activity, but exposed individuals with PTSD could not. These findings suggest that the capacity to suppress memory is central to positive posttraumatic adaptation. A generalized disruption of the memory control system could explain the maladaptive and unsuccessful suppression attempts often seen in PTSD, and this disruption should be targeted by specific treatments.

Neural Correlates of Traumatic Memories in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Functional MRI Investigation

2001 ◽  
Vol 158 (11) ◽  
pp. 1920-1922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth A. Lanius ◽  
Peter C. Williamson ◽  
Maria Densmore ◽  
Kristine Boksman ◽  
Madhulika A. Gupta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Functional Mri ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Neural Correlates ◽  
Traumatic Memories

Animal-Assisted Prolonged Exposure: A Treatment for Survivors of Sexual Assault Suffering Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 275-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Bleiberg ◽  
Maurice Prout ◽  
Dennis Debiak ◽  
Carin Lefkowitz ◽  
Indira Paharia
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Therapeutic Alliance ◽  
Effective Treatment ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Prolonged Exposure ◽  
Traumatic Memories

AbstractThis paper proposes the development of a new model of treatment for survivors of sexual abuse suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Foa, Rothbaum, Riggs, and Murdock (1991) and Foa, Rothbaum, and Furr (2003) support Prolonged Exposure (PE) as a highly effective treatment for PTSD. However, PE can be intimidating to survivors, contributing to hesitancy to participate in the treatment. This paper posits that animal-assisted therapy (AAT) will decrease anxiety, lower physiological arousal, enhance the therapeutic alliance, and promote social lubrication. The paper also posits that AAT will enhance the value of PE by making it more accessible to survivors, increasing social interaction, and perhaps decreasing the number of sessions required for habituation to the traumatic memories.

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