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A comparison of normal forgetting, psychopathology, and information-processing models of reported amnesia for recent sexual trauma.

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Mechanic, MB; Resick, PA; Griffin, MG
Published in: J Consult Clin Psychol
December 1998

This study assessed memories for sexual trauma in a nontreatment-seeking sample of recent rape victims and considered competing explanations for failed recall. Participants were 92 female rape victims assessed within 2 weeks of the rape; 62 were also assessed 3 months postassault. Memory deficits for parts of the rape were common 2 weeks postassault (37%) but improved over the 3-month window studied (16% still partially amnesic). Hypotheses evaluated competing models of explanation that may account for reported recall deficits. Results are most consistent with information-processing models of traumatic memory.

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J Consult Clin Psychol

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0022-006X

Publication Date

December 1998

Volume

66

Issue

6

Start / End Page

948 / 957

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Survivors
  • Self Disclosure
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Repression, Psychology
  • Rape
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Models, Psychological
  • Middle Aged
  • Memory
 

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Mechanic, M. B., Resick, P. A., & Griffin, M. G. (1998). A comparison of normal forgetting, psychopathology, and information-processing models of reported amnesia for recent sexual trauma. J Consult Clin Psychol, 66(6), 948–957. https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-006x.66.6.948
Mechanic, M. B., P. A. Resick, and M. G. Griffin. “A comparison of normal forgetting, psychopathology, and information-processing models of reported amnesia for recent sexual trauma.J Consult Clin Psychol 66, no. 6 (December 1998): 948–57. https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-006x.66.6.948.
Mechanic, M. B., et al. “A comparison of normal forgetting, psychopathology, and information-processing models of reported amnesia for recent sexual trauma.J Consult Clin Psychol, vol. 66, no. 6, Dec. 1998, pp. 948–57. Pubmed, doi:10.1037//0022-006x.66.6.948.

Published In

J Consult Clin Psychol

DOI

ISSN

0022-006X

Publication Date

December 1998

Volume

66

Issue

6

Start / End Page

948 / 957

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Survivors
  • Self Disclosure
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Repression, Psychology
  • Rape
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Models, Psychological
  • Middle Aged
  • Memory