Overgeneral autobiographical memory at baseline predicts depressive symptoms at follow-up in patients with first-episode depression

Zhang, Fuquan; Wang, Zhiqiang; Cao, Leiming; Wang, Jun; Na, Aiguo; Sun, Yujun; Zhao, Xudong

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2016.06.029

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“…Second , we considered that recall of a distressing memory would be very salient to most chronic clinical populations and would have better face validity, e.g., chronic pain patients would more frequently be alone with intrusive distressing memories than facing a panel for an impromptu speech. Third , recent investigations into the association between altered memory for early life trauma and depression/affect regulation made this approach of relevance when exploring the impact of ELS [71] , [72] , [73] , [74] . We are aware of only one other group who have employed a similar stress induction paradigm other than PTSD [75] , [76] and this was done in relation to recent anger/sadness, not ELS.…”

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Design, rationale and feasibility of a multidimensional experimental protocol to study early life stress

Bartholomeusz

Bolton

Callister

et al. 2017

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications

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There is a rapidly accumulating body of evidence regarding the influential role of early life stress (ELS) upon medical and psychiatric conditions. While self-report instruments, with their intrinsic limitations of recall, remain the primary means of detecting ELS in humans, biological measures are generally limited to a single biological system. This paper describes the design, rationale and feasibility of a study to simultaneously measure neuroendocrine, immune and autonomic nervous system (ANS) responses to psychological and physiological stressors in relation to ELS. Five healthy university students were recruited by advertisement. Exclusion criteria included chronic medical conditions, psychotic disorders, needle phobia, inability to tolerate pain, and those using anti-inflammatory medications. They were clinically interviewed and physiological recordings made over a two-hour period pre, during and post two acute stressors: the cold pressor test and recalling a distressing memory. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire and the Parental Bonding Index were utilised to measure ELS. Other psychological measures of mood and personality were also administered. Measurements of heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, skin conductance, skin blood flow and temporal plasma samples were successfully obtained before, during and after acute stress. Participants reported the extensive psychological and multisystem physiological data collection and stress provocations were tolerable. Most (4/5) participants indicated a willingness to return to repeat the protocol, indicating acceptability. Our protocol is viable and safe in young physically healthy adults and allows us to assess simultaneously neuroendocrine, immune and autonomic nervous system responses to stressors in persons assessed for ELS.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Design, rationale and feasibility of a multidimensional experimental protocol to study early life stress

Bartholomeusz

Bolton

Callister

et al. 2017

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications

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“…There is also evidence for OGM in individuals with eating disorders [22] and borderline personality disorder [13,14] . It has been described as a vulnerability factor involved in the maintenance of depression [13,23] and indeed as a crucial predictor of instability. Previous research identified OGM to also be closely associated with other important aspects of psychological functioning such as impaired problem solving, problems in imagining future events and delayed recovery from episodes of affective disorders [13] .…”

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Autobiographical Memory in Bipolar Disorder and Its Link to Neuropsychological Functioning

Quinlivan

Dallacker

Renneberg³

et al. 2017

Psychopathology

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Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the specificity of autobiographical memory (AM) in bipolar disorder (BD) and to investigate the association between AM and neuropsychological functions. Method: Twenty bipolar patients and 22 matched healthy controls (HCs) were included in this study. AM was assessed with an extended version of the Autobiographical Memory Test (AMT) including rejection cue words. A neuropsychological test battery was used to examine verbal memory, executive functions, and attention. Results: Across both groups, the number of specific memories in the AMT was significantly smaller in response to rejection cue words and positive cue words than in response to negative cue words. Participants with BD and HCs did not differ significantly in neuropsychological measures. Across both groups, scores of verbal memory, executive functions, and attention were significantly correlated with specificity of retrieved memories. Limitations: Although our clinical sample consisted of clinically stable outpatients, 6 out of 20 patients were not rated as euthymic but as mildly depressed. All BD patients were medicated. Conclusion: Contrary to previous results, patients with BD did not differ in the number of specific memories compared to an HC group. Our findings suggest that neuropsychological functioning is associated with AMT specificity. Further research is required to gain a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms which may influence the ease of memory retrieval.

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“…It must be noted that studies using AMT have mainly been conducted in Western societies. Few studies have investigated autobiographical memory specificity in Eastern populations [ 17 – 20 ]. Results show that Eastern populations tend to recall autobiographical memories with fewer specific details than Western populations [ 17 , 21 ].…”

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Measurement of overgeneral autobiographical memory: Psychometric properties of the autobiographical memory test in young and older populations

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The Autobiographical Memory Test (AMT) is the most widely used measure of overgeneral autobiographical memory (OGM). The AMT appears to have good psychometric properties, but more research is needed on the influence and applicability of individual cue words in different languages and populations. To date, no studies have evaluated its usefulness as a measure of OMG in Spanish or older populations. This work aims to analyze the applicability of the AMT in young and older Spanish samples. We administered a Spanish version of the AMT to samples of young (N = 520) and older adults (N = 155). We conducted confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), item response theory-based analysis (IRT) and differential item functioning (DIF). Results confirm the one-factor structure for the AMT. IRT analysis suggests that both groups find the AMT easy given that they generally perform well, and that it is more precise in individuals who score low on memory specificity. DIF analysis finds three items differ in their functioning depending on age group. This differential functioning of these items affects the overall AMT scores and, thus, they should be excluded from the AMT in studies comparing young and older samples. We discuss the possible implications of the samples and cue words used.

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Overgeneral autobiographical memory at baseline predicts depressive symptoms at follow-up in patients with first-episode depression

Cited by 23 publications

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Design, rationale and feasibility of a multidimensional experimental protocol to study early life stress

Design, rationale and feasibility of a multidimensional experimental protocol to study early life stress

Autobiographical Memory in Bipolar Disorder and Its Link to Neuropsychological Functioning

Measurement of overgeneral autobiographical memory: Psychometric properties of the autobiographical memory test in young and older populations

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