Autobiographical memory-based clinical interventions:Where are we now and where might we go?

IF 4.3 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Behaviour Research and Therapy Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-20 DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2025.104808

Karen Salmon , Paul E. Jose , Elaine Reese , Richard A. Bryant

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Abstract

We consider the state of research on autobiographical memory disruptions and mental health difficulties in light of the development of memory-based clinical interventions. We identify five issues that lead us to suggest that caution should be exercised before these interventions are disseminated: 1) overreliance on a single measure (Autobiographical Memory Test, AMT); 2) limited attention to inconsistent findings; 3) questions about the ecological validity of the AMT; 4) lack of clarity about the role of memory valence; and 5) premature recommendations of specific treatment approaches. In future research, we encourage researchers to: 1) engage in greater interdisciplinary integration and collaboration; 2) adopt an increased focus on memory narratives; 3) develop a finer-grained understanding of memory retrieval in daily life; and 4) engage in further basic research to establish efficacy and causal relationships. Our aim is to stimulate discussion to broaden the scope of theory and research on the role of autobiographical memory in understanding and treating mental health difficulties.

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基于自传体记忆的临床干预：我们现在在哪里，我们可能会去哪里？

我们考虑的自传式记忆中断和心理健康困难的研究状况，以发展的记忆为基础的临床干预。我们确定了五个问题，使我们建议在传播这些干预措施之前应谨慎行事：1)过度依赖单一测量（自传式记忆测试，AMT）；2)对不一致发现的关注有限；3) AMT的生态有效性问题；4)记忆效价的作用不明确；5)过早推荐具体治疗方法。在未来的研究中，我们鼓励研究人员：1)加强跨学科的整合与合作；2)增加对记忆叙事的关注；3)对日常生活中的记忆提取有更细致的理解；4)进一步开展基础研究，建立疗效和因果关系。我们的目的是激发讨论，以扩大自传式记忆在理解和治疗心理健康困难中的作用的理论和研究范围。

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Behaviour Research and Therapy PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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7.50

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7.30%

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148

期刊介绍： The major focus of Behaviour Research and Therapy is an experimental psychopathology approach to understanding emotional and behavioral disorders and their prevention and treatment, using cognitive, behavioral, and psychophysiological (including neural) methods and models. This includes laboratory-based experimental studies with healthy, at risk and subclinical individuals that inform clinical application as well as studies with clinically severe samples. The following types of submissions are encouraged: theoretical reviews of mechanisms that contribute to psychopathology and that offer new treatment targets; tests of novel, mechanistically focused psychological interventions, especially ones that include theory-driven or experimentally-derived predictors, moderators and mediators; and innovations in dissemination and implementation of evidence-based practices into clinical practice in psychology and associated fields, especially those that target underlying mechanisms or focus on novel approaches to treatment delivery. In addition to traditional psychological disorders, the scope of the journal includes behavioural medicine (e.g., chronic pain). The journal will not consider manuscripts dealing primarily with measurement, psychometric analyses, and personality assessment.