TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Adult memories of childhood trauma: a naturalistic clinical study
JO  - Journal of Traumatic Stress
A1  - Herman, J. L.
A1  - Harvey, Mary R.
SP  - 557
EP  - 571
VL  - 10
IS  - 4
N2  - 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> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0894-9867
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -