Sutherland Kylie, Bryant Richard A
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia.
Behav Res Ther. 2007 Dec;45(12):2915-23. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2007.08.009. Epub 2007 Aug 14.
Although overgeneral retrieval of autobiographical memories has been repeatedly demonstrated in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), no studies have indexed overgeneral retrieval before and after treatment of PTSD. Autobiographical memory was assessed in PTSD participants (n=20) prior to commencing cognitive behaviour therapy and 6 months after therapy completion. Fifteen participants completed both assessments. Improvement in PTSD symptoms was significantly associated with improved retrieval of specific memories and decreased retrieval of categoric memories in response to positive cues. These data suggest that symptom reduction during treatment of PTSD leads to greater access to specific memories of positive experiences.
尽管创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)患者反复出现自传体记忆过度泛化的情况,但尚无研究对PTSD治疗前后的过度泛化检索进行索引。在开始认知行为疗法之前以及治疗完成6个月后,对20名PTSD参与者的自传体记忆进行了评估。15名参与者完成了两项评估。PTSD症状的改善与特定记忆检索的改善以及对积极线索反应中分类记忆检索的减少显著相关。这些数据表明,PTSD治疗期间症状的减轻会使对积极经历的特定记忆更容易提取。