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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Distant memories: A prospective study of vantage point of trauma memories |
Author: | Kenny, L. Bryant, R. Silove, D. Creamer, M. O'Donnell, M. McFarlane, A. |
Citation: | Psychological Science, 2009; 20(9):1049-1052 |
Publisher: | Blackwell Publishers |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
ISSN: | 0956-7976 1467-9280 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Lucy M. Kenny, Richard A. Bryant, Derrick Silove, Mark Creamer, Meaghan O'Donnell, Alexander C. McFarlane |
Abstract: | Adopting an observer perspective to recall trauma memories may function as a form of avoidance that maintains posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We conducted a prospective study to analyze the relationship between memory vantage point and PTSD symptoms. Participants (N= 947) identified the vantage point of their trauma memory and reported PTSD symptoms within 4 weeks of the trauma; 730 participants repeated this process 12 months later. Initially recalling the trauma from an observer vantage point was related to more severe PTSD symptoms at that time and 12 months later. Shifting from a field to an observer perspective a year after trauma was associated with greater PTSD severity at 12 months. These results suggest that remembering trauma from an observer vantage point is related to both immediate and ongoing PTSD symptoms. |
Keywords: | Humans Multiple Trauma Follow-Up Studies Prospective Studies Adaptation, Psychological Defense Mechanisms Emotions Life Change Events Memory Mental Recall Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Adult Middle Aged Female Male Retention, Psychology |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02393.x |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02393.x |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 Public Health publications |
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