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    Sex differences in intrusive memories following trauma

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    Hsu, C-MK; Kleim, B; Nicholson, EL; Zuj, D; Cushing, PJ; Gray, KE; Clark, L; Felmingham, KL
    Date
    2018-12-06
    Source Title
    PLoS One
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    PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Felmingham, Kim
    Affiliation
    Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
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    Journal Article
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    Hsu, C. -M. K., Kleim, B., Nicholson, E. L., Zuj, D., Cushing, P. J., Gray, K. E., Clark, L. & Felmingham, K. L. (2018). Sex differences in intrusive memories following trauma. PLOS ONE, 13 (12), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208575.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/253550
    DOI
    10.1371/journal.pone.0208575
    Abstract
    BACKGROUND: A key mechanism thought to underlie Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is enhanced emotional memory consolidation. Recent evidence in healthy controls revealed that women have greater negative memory consolidation following stress relative to men. This study examined emotional memory consolidation in women and men with PTSD, and in trauma-exposed and non-trauma controls to test the hypothesis that emotionally negative memory consolidation would be greater in women with PTSD. METHOD: One hundred and forty-seven men and women (47 with PTSD, 49 trauma-exposed controls, and 51 non-trauma controls) completed an emotional memory task where they looked at negative, neutral and positive images from the International Affective Picture System (IAPS). Delayed recall and an intrusive memory diary were completed two days later. RESULTS: Women displayed greater recall, and reported more negative intrusive memories than men. A gender x group interaction effect showed that both women with PTSD and trauma-exposed women reported more intrusive memories than women without trauma exposure or men. CONCLUSION: This study provided preliminary evidence of sex differences in intrusive memories in those with PTSD as well as those with a history of trauma exposure. Future research should include measures of sex hormones to further examine sex differences on memory consolidation in the context of trauma exposure and PTSD.

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