Overgeneral autobiographical memory bias in clinical and non-clinical voice hearers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hearing voices can be a distressing and disabling experience for some, whilst it is a valued experience for others, so-called 'healthy voice-hearers'. Cognitive models of psychosis highlight the role of memory, appraisal and cognitive biases in determining emotional and behavioural responses to voices. A memory bias potentially associated with distressing voices is the overgeneral memory bias (OGM), namely the tendency to recall a summary of events rather than specific occasions. It may limit access to autobiographical information that could be helpful in re-appraising distressing experiences, including voices.

Methods

We investigated the possible links between OGM and distressing voices in psychosis by comparing three groups: (1) clinical voice-hearers (N = 39),

SUBMITTER: Jacobsen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6004309 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature