TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Memory for emotionally neutral information in posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analytic investigation
JO  - Journal of abnormal psychology
A1  - Brewin, Chris R.
A1  - Kleiner, Jennifer Sue
A1  - Vasterling, J. J.
A1  - Field, Andy P.
SP  - 448
EP  - 463
VL  - 116
IS  - 3
N2  - Studies have come to conflicting conclusions about whether posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with poorer memory for emotionally neutral information. The authors report a meta-analysis of 27 studies that investigated verbal and/or visual memory in samples with PTSD and healthy controls. The results indicated that the association between PTSD and memory impairment appears to be robust, small to moderate in size, and stronger for verbal than for visual memory. Effect sizes did not vary according to whether recall was immediate or delayed. The association is found in both civilian and military samples and cannot be readily explained as being due to the use of nontraumatized healthy control groups or concurrent head injury. The findings are placed in the context of recent neurobiological and experimental cognitive research.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0021-843X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0021-843X.116.3.448
ID  - ref1
ER  -