Citation

Wessel I, Meeren M, Peeters F, Arntz A, Merckelbach H. Behav. Res. Ther. 2001; 39(4): 409-421.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands. i.wessel@psychology.unimaas.nl

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11280340

Abstract

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.

Language: en