ArticleTrauma, violence & abuse2022
Factors Related to Positive Memory Count Among Trauma-Exposed Individuals: A Scoping Review.
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- Comparison of the processing of positive memories technique and supportive counseling for posttraumatic stress disorder: A randomized controlled trial.Behaviour research and therapy · 2026Trial
- Refining processing of positive memories technique: client perspectives on components, format, and feasibility.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Trial
- Evocation of positive memories as complement to trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy for intimate partner violence against women.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Trial
- Impacts of repeated retrieval of positive and neutral memories on posttrauma health: An investigative pilot study.Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry · 2023Trial
- Positive autobiographical memories in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: An exploratory intervention study.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2026Article
- Therapeutic impacts of recalling and processing positive autobiographical memories on posttrauma health: An open-label study.Journal of traumatic stress · 2025Article
- Pathway from Earthquake Fear to Post-Traumatic Growth: The Roles of Resilience, Self-Efficacy, and Positive Childhood Memories Among Survivors of the 2023 Türkiye Earthquakes.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2025Article
- Dampening of positive affect partially accounts for the association between women's history of child maltreatment and current depressive symptoms.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Study protocol and rationale for a pilot randomized clinical trial comparing processing of positive memories technique with supportive counseling for PTSD.Contemporary clinical trials · 2024Article
- The Effects of the Processing of Positive Memories Technique on Posttrauma Affect and Cognitions Among Survivors of Trauma: Protocol for a Daily Diary Study.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Relations Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Positive Memory Characteristics Among Women Reporting Intimate Partner Violence: A Micro-Longitudinal Study.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2023Article
- Open Label Pilot Study on Posttrauma Health Impacts of the Processing of Positive Memories Technique (PPMT).Journal of psychotherapy integration · 2023Article
- Do positive memory characteristics influence daily-level trajectories of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms? an exploratory daily diary study.Anxiety, stress, and coping · 2023Article
- Associations between positive memory count and hazardous substance use in a trauma-exposed sample: Examining the moderating role of emotion dysregulation.Journal of clinical psychology · 2023Article
- Positive Affect Processes and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: Findings from an Open Label and Uncontrolled Pilot Study using the Positive Memory Processing Technique.Journal of psychotherapy integration · 2023Article
- Critical considerations for the positive memory-posttraumatic stress disorder model.Clinical psychology & psychotherapy · 2022Review
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Abstract
To examine the existing knowledge base on trauma experiences and positive memories, we conducted a scoping review of trauma and post-trauma factors related to positive memory count. In July 2019, we searched PubMed, Medline, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Embase, and PTSDpubs for a combination of words related to "positive memories/experiences," "trauma/posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)," and "number/retrieval." Twenty-one articles met inclusion criteria (adult samples, original articles in English, peer-reviewed, included trauma-exposed group or variable of trauma exposure, trauma exposure examined with a trauma measure/methodology, assessed positive memory count, empirical experimental/non-experimental study designs). Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines, two authors reviewed abstracts, completed a secondary search, and independently extracted data. Our review indicated (1) that depression and PTSD were most researched; (2) no conclusive relationships of positive memory count with several psychopathology (depression, acute stress disorder, eating disorder, and anxiety), cognitive/affective, neurobiological, and demographic factors; (3) trends of potential relationships of positive memory count with PTSD and childhood interpersonal traumas (e.g., sexual and physical abuse); and (4) lower positive memory specificity as a potential counterpart to greater overgeneral positive memory bias. Given variations in sample characteristics and methodology as well as the limited longitudinal research, conclusions are tentative and worthy of further investigations.
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