@article{ref1,
title="Adult memories of childhood trauma: a naturalistic clinical study",
journal="Journal of Traumatic Stress",
year="1997",
author="Herman, J. L. and Harvey, Mary R.",
volume="10",
number="4",
pages="557-571",
abstract="The clinical evaluations of 77 adult psychiatric outpatients reporting memories of childhood trauma were reviewed. A majority of patients reported some degree of continuous recall. Roughly half (53%) said they had never forgotten the traumatic events. Two smaller groups described a mixture of continuous and delayed recall (17%) or a period of complete amnesia followed by delayed recall (16%). Patients with and without delayed recall did not differ significantly in the proportions reporting corroboration of their memories from other sources. Idiosyncratic, trauma-specific reminders and recent life crises were most commonly cited as precipitants to delayed recall. A previous psychotherapy was cited as a factor in a minority (28%) of cases. By contrast, intrusion of new memories after a period of amnesia was frequently cited as a factor leading to the decision to seek psychotherapy. The implications of these findings are discussed with respect to the role of psychotherapy in the process of recovering traumatic memories.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0894-9867",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}