Autobiographical memory and trauma in adolescents

C Meesters*, H Merckelbach, P Muris, I. Wessel, Ineke Wessel

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Samenvatting

Several clinicians who work with traumatized children have noted that these children exhibit a poor autobiographical memory. The present study was a first attempt to subject this clinical impression to formal testing. Memory for autobiographical facts (i.e,, semantic autobiographical memory) was assessed in 10 adolescents with an alleged history of trauma and 17 adolescents without such a background. Results suggest that traumatized adolescents, indeed, have more difficulty with semantic personal memory than non-traumatized adolescents. Implications of the present findings for future research on trauma and autobiographical memory in children and adolescents are discussed. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Originele taal-2English
Pagina's (van-tot)29-39
Aantal pagina's11
TijdschriftJournal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
Volume31
Nummer van het tijdschrift1
StatusPublished - mrt.-2000
Extern gepubliceerdJa

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