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Klappentext In the last decade, theories on the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have highlighted the important role of changes in the trauma memory, in that traumatic memories seem to be qualitively different from other, nontraumatic memories. Deficits in trauma memory have been postulated but not always demonstrated. Some recent research suggests that alterations of traumatic memories go along with neurobiological changes and that these changes in patients with PTSD also affect general memory functions. In addition, empirical research on learning processes in PTSD patients, such as cue and context conditioning as well as extinction memory has advanced the theoretical understanding of the development and maintenance of PTSD as well as therapeutic strategies. In that regard, pharmacological interventions (e.g., cognitive enhancers) that influence extinction memory have been suggested to be a fruitful route to explore in PTSD therapy. In addition to PTSD, other consequences of traumatic experiences such as amnesia and personality disorders have been investigated from both a neurobiological and a psychological perspective. This volume links basic neurobiological, experimental, behavioral, and interventional research dealing with traumatic memories or general memory in trauma survivors. Zusammenfassung In the last decade, theories on the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have highlighted the important role of changes in the trauma memory, in that traumatic memories seem to be qualitively different from other, nontraumatic memories. Deficits in trauma memory have been postulated but not always demonstrated. Some recent research suggests that alterations of traumatic memories go along with neurobiological changes and that these changes in patients with PTSD also affect general memory functions. In addition, empirical research on learning processes in PTSD patients, such as cue and context conditioning as well as extinction memory has advanced the theoretical understanding of the development and maintenance of PTSD as well as therapeutic strategies. In that regard, pharmacological interventions (e.g., cognitive enhancers) that influence extinction memory have been suggested to be a fruitful route to explore in PTSD therapy. In addition to PTSD, other consequences of traumatic experiences such as amnesia and personality disorders have been investigated from both a neurobiological and a psychological perspective. This volume links basic neurobiological, experimental, behavioral, and interventional research dealing with traumatic memories or general memory in trauma survivors. Inhaltsverzeichnis Memory and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Matter of Context? by Flor/WessaIntrusive memories and modality-specific mental imagery in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by JelinekDoes remembering cause forgetting in chronically stressed people? by KoesslerClassical Conditioning in Borderline Personality Disorder with and without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder by MauchnikNon-idiographic Emotional Script-driven Imagery in PTSD by FrewenSearching for the Anatomy of Dissociative Amnesia by StaniloiuDissociation following traumatic stress: etiology and treatment by SchauerPilot neuroimaging study on episodic recognition memory, hippocampal volume and PTSD symptom severity in civilian trauma survivors by KarlLearning and consolidation of verbal declarative memory in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder by FlorUnderstanding and Treating Trauma Memories in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder by EhlersOvergeneralization of Conditioned Fear in the Anxiety Disorders by LissekFacilitation of Fear Extinction and Psychotherapy by D-Cycloserine by Davis ...
