Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences International Journal of Behavioral Sciences 2322-1194 6 1 2012 05 01 Autobiographical memory performance in cancer survivors with PTSD 61 68 67765 EN Ahmad Abdi Tarbiat Moalem university Journal Article 2015 03 08 Introduction: This study aimed to determine the relationship between the ability to retrieve episodic and semantic autobiographical information from previous lifetime periods and post-traumatic stress disorder.Methods: To this end, a group of women with cancer who suffered from PTSD and a control group were matched for age and IQ. Participants completed the Autobiographical Memory Test (AMT) and Autobiographical Memory Interview (AMI), followed by the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), the translated versions of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R).Results: The cancer survivors were able to generate fewer specific episodic and semantic details about the past compared to the control group. The amount of these defects had a direct relationship with PTSD specific symptoms. The more symptomatic survivors showed greater memory impairment.Conclusion: The data from this study were discussed in terms of compromised access to specific autobiographical material in distressed trauma survivors reflecting a process of affect regulation. https://www.behavsci.ir/article_67765_380c7db0f1e0c6903517e1227f997e69.pdf