Katharina Glienke Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Electroencephalography, Cognitive Neuroscience, Affective Neuroscience, Psychophysiology
Neurobiology and Genetics of Behavior, Department of Psychology and Psychotherapy, Germany
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Katharina Glienke, Gerd Dieter Willmund, Peter Zimmermann and Martina Piefke
Objective: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is known to influence memory functions in a complex fashion. However, little is known about the impact of PTSD on future directed mnemonic functions like prospective memory (PM).
Methods: The present study aimed at examining performance of 13 soldiers with PTSD, 12 without PTSD and 21 non-military controls without PTSD across different phases of a real life-related PM paradigm. In addition, neuropsychological tests of memory and the influence of salivary cortisol levels on memory performance were
assessed.
Results: Soldiers with PTSD performed significantly worse during the planning and retrieval phase of time- and event-dependent PM compared to the non-military controls,... view moreĀ»