Faculty Articles
Cognitive Functioning And The Early Development Of PTSD
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of Traumatic Stress
ISSN
0894-9867
Publication Date
10-2001
Abstract
Cross-sectional studies of chronic PTSD reveal deficits in verbal memory. We studied cognitive functioning and its relationship to current and subsequent PTSD severity during an early phase of trauma response. Thirty-eight participants with traumatic injuries and only posttrauma incident psychopathology were evaluated shortly after admission to a Level I Trauma Center. Neuropsychological measures were obtained at baseline and assessment of PTSD and other psychiatric disorders was conducted at baseline and follow-up, 6 weeks later. Significant negative correlations were found for follow-up PTSD severity with delayed recall and retroactive interference. These relationships were not significant for, and were independent of, baseline PTSD severity. Relative deficits in select areas of verbal memory after a trauma may confer greater risk for developing PTSD.
DOI
10.1023/A:1013050423901
Volume
14
Issue
4
First Page
791
Last Page
797
NSUWorks Citation
Bustamante, V.,
Mellman, T. A.,
David, D.,
Fins, A. I.
(2001). Cognitive Functioning And The Early Development Of PTSD. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 14(4), 791-797.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/493
