Trauma memory and narrative structure in post-traumatic distress

该项目加强了对创伤经历后维持持久痛苦和残疾的因素的理解，这些创伤经历给个人、社区和国家带来了重大的社会和经济代价。更好地了解这些因素对于改进对个人的早期发现和完善预防和早期干预以及帮助了解社区如何更好地管理其对严重创伤事件的反应至关重要。这一结果可能会导致对暴露在情感记忆中的有效心理治疗的重大改进。该项目研究自传体记忆的创新方法将增强澳大利亚在心理学关键领域的国际竞争力。

The project enhances understanding of factors that maintain enduring distress and disability following traumatic experiences which have major social and financial costs to individuals, communities and to the nation. Better knowledge of these factors is central to improving early detection and refining prevention and early intervention for individuals and to help understand how communities can better manage their response to severe traumatic events. The results may lead to significant refinements to efficacious psychological treatments involving exposure to emotional memories. The project's innovative approach to studying autobiographical memories will enhance Australia's internationally competitiveness in a key area within psychology.