Hitting the Rewind Button: Imagining Analogue Trauma Memories in Reverse Reduces Distressing Intrusions.
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| Title: | Hitting the Rewind Button: Imagining Analogue Trauma Memories in Reverse Reduces Distressing Intrusions. |
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| Authors: | Rattel, Julina A. (AUTHOR), Danböck, Sarah (AUTHOR), Miedl, Stephan F. (AUTHOR), Liedlgruber, Michael (AUTHOR), Wilhelm, Frank H. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Cognitive Therapy & Research. Oct2024, Vol. 48 Issue 5, p932-943. 12p. |
| Subjects: | Episodic memory, Cognitive therapy, Symptoms |
| Abstract: | Background: Intrusive re-experiencing of trauma is a core symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder. Intrusive re-experiencing could potentially be reduced by 'rewinding', a new treatment approach assumed to take advantage of reconsolidation-updating by mentally replaying trauma fast-backward. Methods: The present analogue study was the first to investigate 'rewinding' in a controlled laboratory setting. First, 115 healthy women watched a highly aversive film and were instructed to report film-related intrusions during the following week. Twenty-four hours after film-viewing, participants reporting at least one intrusion (N = 81) were randomly allocated to an intervention (fast-backward, or fast-forward as active control condition) or a passive control condition. Intervention groups reactivated their trauma memory, followed by mentally replaying the aversive film either fast-backward or fast-forward repeatedly. Results: Results indicate that replaying trauma fast-backward reduced intrusion load (intrusion frequency weighted for intrusion distress) compared to the passive group, whereas replaying fast-forward did not. No above-threshold differences between fast-backward and fast-forward emerged. Conclusion: Present findings strengthen the view that 'rewinding' could be a promising intervention to reduce intrusions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Background: Intrusive re-experiencing of trauma is a core symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder. Intrusive re-experiencing could potentially be reduced by 'rewinding', a new treatment approach assumed to take advantage of reconsolidation-updating by mentally replaying trauma fast-backward. Methods: The present analogue study was the first to investigate 'rewinding' in a controlled laboratory setting. First, 115 healthy women watched a highly aversive film and were instructed to report film-related intrusions during the following week. Twenty-four hours after film-viewing, participants reporting at least one intrusion (N = 81) were randomly allocated to an intervention (fast-backward, or fast-forward as active control condition) or a passive control condition. Intervention groups reactivated their trauma memory, followed by mentally replaying the aversive film either fast-backward or fast-forward repeatedly. Results: Results indicate that replaying trauma fast-backward reduced intrusion load (intrusion frequency weighted for intrusion distress) compared to the passive group, whereas replaying fast-forward did not. No above-threshold differences between fast-backward and fast-forward emerged. Conclusion: Present findings strengthen the view that 'rewinding' could be a promising intervention to reduce intrusions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 01475916 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10608-024-10488-8 |
