Memory Deficits in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

DOI

10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_318How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Memory Impairment; Intervention; Memory Suppression

Abstract

This paper mainly analyzed the memory deficits and its influences in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a prevalent illness, and it has a destructive impact on daily functioning of patients. The main issue of patients who are suffering from PTSD is having problems in the memory system. For instance, typically developing people are able to forget the traumatic event and adjust their memory properly. Patients with PTSD have difficulties in this process. This review first showed the evidence of the influential relationship between memory and PTSD, which suggests some memory impairment existing in PTSD patients. In addition, it also discussed some impairment of memory regulation in PTSD, such as difficulties in suppressing negative memories and keeping their memories updated. Finally, this paper discussed different types of trauma-related memory processing in PTSD, such as emotional working memory capacity, fear memory, and fragmented trauma memories. In summary, this review shows evidence regarding memory deficits that are related to PTSD patients. One limitation of previous studies is that they are mostly cross-sectional studies. Future research should conduct more longitudinal studies, to understand the long-term impact of memory deficits on PTSD. This review can provide guidance to intervention programs for patients with PTSD.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ziying Fang
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/29
TI  - Memory Deficits in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 6th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 2723
EP  - 2729
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_318
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_318
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