Characteristics and organization of the worst moment of trauma memories in posttraumatic stress disorder.
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Characteristics and organization of the worst moment of trauma memories in posttraumatic stress disorder. / Jelinek, Lena; Stockbauer, Colette; Randjbar, Sarah; Kellner, Michael; Ehring, Thomas; Moritz, Steffen.
In: BEHAV RES THER, Vol. 48, No. 7, 7, 2010, p. 680-685.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Characteristics and organization of the worst moment of trauma memories in posttraumatic stress disorder.
AU - Jelinek, Lena
AU - Stockbauer, Colette
AU - Randjbar, Sarah
AU - Kellner, Michael
AU - Ehring, Thomas
AU - Moritz, Steffen
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - It has been proposed that the organization of the worst moment in traumatic memories ("hotspots") is of particular importance for the development of PTSD. However, current knowledge regarding the organization and content of worst moments is incomplete. In the present study, trauma survivors with (n=25) and without PTSD (n=54) were asked to indicate the worst moment of their trauma and to give a detailed narrative of the traumatic event. The worst moment and the remaining narrative were analyzed separately with regard to organization and emotional content. Results indicated that worst moments of trauma survivors with PTSD differed from the remaining narrative and from worst moments described by trauma survivors without PTSD in that they were characterized by more unfinished thoughts, more use of the present tense and lower levels of cognitive processing. However, hypotheses regarding differentiating emotional content were not supported. Implications for our theoretical understanding of PTSD and potential therapeutic interventions are discussed.
AB - It has been proposed that the organization of the worst moment in traumatic memories ("hotspots") is of particular importance for the development of PTSD. However, current knowledge regarding the organization and content of worst moments is incomplete. In the present study, trauma survivors with (n=25) and without PTSD (n=54) were asked to indicate the worst moment of their trauma and to give a detailed narrative of the traumatic event. The worst moment and the remaining narrative were analyzed separately with regard to organization and emotional content. Results indicated that worst moments of trauma survivors with PTSD differed from the remaining narrative and from worst moments described by trauma survivors without PTSD in that they were characterized by more unfinished thoughts, more use of the present tense and lower levels of cognitive processing. However, hypotheses regarding differentiating emotional content were not supported. Implications for our theoretical understanding of PTSD and potential therapeutic interventions are discussed.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 48
SP - 680
EP - 685
JO - BEHAV RES THER
JF - BEHAV RES THER
SN - 0005-7967
IS - 7
M1 - 7
ER -
