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Aussagen über traumatische Erlebnisse

Spezielle Erinnerung? Spezielle Begutachtung?

Reports of traumatic experiences

Special memories? Special assessment?

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Es gibt eine anhaltende Kontroverse darüber, ob sich Erinnerungen an traumatische Ereignisse qualitativ von anderen Erinnerungsprozessen unterscheiden. Zur Frage etwaiger Spezifika von Traumaerinnerungen werden Ergebnisse empirischer Studien ausgewertet, wobei sowohl Vergleiche von Erinnerungen an traumatische Ereignisse mit Erinnerungen an andere bedeutsame Ereignisse als auch Vergleiche von Patienten mit Posttraumatischen Belastungsstörungen (PTBS-) mit Non-PTBS-Gruppen an traumatische Erlebnisse berücksichtigt werden. Während PTBS-Patienten häufiger über intrusive Erinnerungen berichten als Non-PTBS-Gruppen, ist eine besondere Erinnerungsfragmentierung weder bei Erinnerungen an traumatische Ereignisse im Allgemeinen noch bei traumatischen Erinnerungen von PTBS-Patienten konsistent nachgewiesen worden. Implikationen für die aussagepsychologische Begutachtung werden erörtert.

Abstract

The manner in which traumatic events are processed and recalled remains highly controversial. A central issue in the debate is whether traumatic experiences affect memory differently than other events. In this paper, two lines of research are reviewed: (a) comparisons of characteristics of traumatic and other memories and (b) comparisons of characteristics of traumatic memories of trauma survivors with and without posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While PTSD groups reported more intrusive memories than non-PTSD groups, there is no consistent evidence for memory fragmentation neither for traumatic events in general nor for PTSD patients. Implications for credibility assessments are discussed.

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Volbert, R. Aussagen über traumatische Erlebnisse. Forens Psychiatr Psychol Kriminol 5, 18–31 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11757-010-0090-3

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