TY - JOUR
T1 - Correlates of autobiographical memory specificity: The role of depression, anxiety, and childhood trauma
AU - Wessel, I.
AU - Meeren, M.
AU - Peeters, F.P.M.L.
AU - Arntz, A.R.
AU - Merckelbach, H.L.G.J.
PY - 2001/1/1
Y1 - 2001/1/1
N2 - The present study examined the role of childhood trauma, major depressive disorder (MDD), and anxiety disorder (AD) in overgeneral autobiographical memory. Ninety-three outpatients and 24 healthy controls completed a childhood trauma questionnaire and an autobiographical memory test (AMT), Results showed that MDD diagnosis rather than trauma history predicted AMT-performance. Memory specificity was not related to AD diagnosis, recovered MDD, or self-rated depression severity. The present findings cast doubts on theories that emphasize the role of childhood trauma in overgeneral autobiographical memory.
AB - The present study examined the role of childhood trauma, major depressive disorder (MDD), and anxiety disorder (AD) in overgeneral autobiographical memory. Ninety-three outpatients and 24 healthy controls completed a childhood trauma questionnaire and an autobiographical memory test (AMT), Results showed that MDD diagnosis rather than trauma history predicted AMT-performance. Memory specificity was not related to AD diagnosis, recovered MDD, or self-rated depression severity. The present findings cast doubts on theories that emphasize the role of childhood trauma in overgeneral autobiographical memory.
U2 - 10.1016/S0005-7967(00)00011-5
DO - 10.1016/S0005-7967(00)00011-5
M3 - Article
SN - 0005-7967
VL - 39
SP - 409
EP - 421
JO - Behaviour Research and Therapy
JF - Behaviour Research and Therapy
IS - 4
ER -