Implicit memory in posttraumatic stress disorder with amnesia for the traumatic event.
This report documents a case of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following psychological trauma with cerebral insult and amnesia for the traumatic event. The case history demonstrates the role of implicit memory in PTSD and indicates that the mechanisms of psychopathology are one-trial sensitization and conditioned emotional responses.
Krikorian
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio 45267-0559, USA.
Layton
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BS
D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000523:psychology; D000647:Amnesia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003213:Conditioning, Psychological; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012095:Repression-Sensitization; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology