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PTSD symptoms and cognitive performance in recent trauma survivors

Brandes, Dalia, Ben-Schachar, Gershon, Gilboa, Assaf, Bonne, Omer, Freedman, Sara, Shalev, Arieh Y·2002·Psychiatry Research

Abstract

Chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been associated with cognitive impairments involving memory and attention. The association between cognitive impairment and early PTSD symptoms is unknown, yet such association may lead to poorer processing of traumatic memories and thereby contribute to subsequent PTSD. This study evaluated the relationship between PTSD symptoms and cognitive functioning within 10 days of traumatic events. Forty-eight survivors were assessed for symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, depression and dissociation and for immediate and delayed verbal and figural memory, attention, learning and IQ. Survivors with high levels of PTSD symptoms showed impaired attention and immediate recall for figural information and lower IQ. They did not show, however, an impairment of verbal recall and learning. The observed difference was not explained by anxiety or dissociation. It disappeared, however, when the effect of depressive symptoms was controlled for. Lower IQ and impaired attention are associated with early PTSD and depressive symptoms. Poorer attention may have a role in shaping traumatic memories.

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Authors
Brandes, D., Ben-Schachar, G., Gilboa, A., Bonne, O., Freedman, S., & Shalev, A. Y.
Affiliations
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
  • Hadassah Medical Center (IL)
Corresponding author
Shalev, Arieh Y
Venue
Psychiatry Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2002-07
Volume
110
Issue
3
Pages
231-238
ISSN
0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2051270857
Cited by
205
References
38
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health (NH 50374)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
Keywords
post-traumatic stress disorder, posttraumatic stress symptoms, cognitive impairment, attention, verbal memory, figural memory, IQ, depressive symptoms, anxiety, dissociation
MeSH terms
Adult, Chronic Disease, Cognition Disorders, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Severity of Illness Index, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Survivors

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