"Hotspots" in trauma memories in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: a replication.

Journal article

"Hotspots" refer to memories of detailed moments of peak emotional distress during a traumatic event. This study investigates hotspot frequency, and the emotions and cognitions contained in hotspots of memory for trauma, to replicate a previous study in this area (Holmes, Grey, and Young, 2005). Participants were patients receiving treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at a specialist outpatient clinic after experiencing a range of traumatic events. The main finding was that, af...

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Authors: Grey, N; Holmes, E

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Memory (Hove, England)
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 788-796
• Publication date: 2008-10-01
• DOI: 10.1080/09658210802266446
• EISSN: 1464-0686
• ISSN: 0965-8211
• Language: English
• Keywords: Emotions; Mental Recall; Trauma Centers; Humans; Adult; Female; Middle Aged; Cognition; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Life Change Events; Male