Reorganization of Unresolved Childhood Traumatic Memories Following Exposure Therapy

K. Chase Stovall-McClough, Marylene Cloitre

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Abstract

As part of an ongoing randomized clinical trial for childhood-abuse- related PTSD, this study examined the association between PTSD and unresolved attachment as measured by the Adult Attachment Interview in a sample of 52 female childhood-abuse survivors. Results revealed that 55% of the sample was classified as preoccupied and almsot 75% was classified as unresolved with regard to trauma. In a preliminary sample of 18 women who completed treatment, 13 were unresolved before treatment and 8 lost their unresolved status following treatment. This effect was significantly more pronounced in the exposure condition compared to the skills training condition.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)297-299
Number of pages3
JournalAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Volume1008
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003

Keywords

  • Attachment
  • Childhood abuse
  • Exposure therapy
  • PTSD

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • History and Philosophy of Science

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