Memory bias for panic-related material in patients with panic disorder.
Two experiments investigated memory bias for panic-related material in 40 patients with panic disorder and 40 healthy control subjects. No memory bias was found on a memory task that tested intentional encoding and explicit recall of panic-related versus non-panic-related sentences. In contrast, a significant memory bias was apparent on a memory task requiring classification of panic-related and non-panic-related words to test conceptual information processing in implicit memory. Panic patients learned panic-related material better than controls.
Neidhardt
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Philipps University, Marburg, Germany.neidhare@mailer.uni-marburg.de
Florin
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D001288:Attention; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D010200:Panic; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D011930:Reaction Time; D012660:Semantics; D014706:Verbal Learning