The effect of emotional cues on event-based prospective memory performance in obsessive compulsive disorder

Prospective memory (PM) is defined as the ability to formulate, retain and carry out intentions, plans and promises at the appropriate time or in the appropriate context. Previous studies found evidence that patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) beside the executive deficit manifest impairment in various PM tasks (Harris et al., 2010; Racsm ány et al., 2011; Yang et al., 2015). Our aim with this study was to investigate the influence of emotional stimuli on event-based PM performance in OCD.

Source: European Neuropsychopharmacology - June 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gyula Demeter, Ferenc Kem ény, András Harsányi, Katalin Csigó, Katalin Földesi, Mihály Racsmány Source Type: research