TY - JOUR
T1 - Cognitive inhibition and interference in dissociative identity disorder
T2 - The effects of anxiety on specific executive functions
AU - Dorahy, Martin J.
AU - McCusker, Chris G.
AU - Loewenstein, Richard J.
AU - Colbert, Kimberly
AU - Mulholland, Ciaran
PY - 2006/5
Y1 - 2006/5
N2 - Using an experimentally based, computer-presented task, this study assessed cognitive inhibition and interference in individuals from the dissociative identity disorder (DID; n=12), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD; n=12) and non-clinical (n=12) populations. Participants were assessed in a neutral and emotionally negative (anxiety provoking) context, manipulated by experimental instructions and word stimuli. The DID sample displayed effective cognitive inhibition in the neutral but not the anxious context. The GAD sample displayed the opposite findings. However, the interaction between group and context failed to reach significance. There was no indication of an attentional bias to non-schema specific negative words in any sample. Results are discussed in terms of the potential benefit of weakened cognitive inhibition during anxious arousal in dissociative individuals.
AB - Using an experimentally based, computer-presented task, this study assessed cognitive inhibition and interference in individuals from the dissociative identity disorder (DID; n=12), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD; n=12) and non-clinical (n=12) populations. Participants were assessed in a neutral and emotionally negative (anxiety provoking) context, manipulated by experimental instructions and word stimuli. The DID sample displayed effective cognitive inhibition in the neutral but not the anxious context. The GAD sample displayed the opposite findings. However, the interaction between group and context failed to reach significance. There was no indication of an attentional bias to non-schema specific negative words in any sample. Results are discussed in terms of the potential benefit of weakened cognitive inhibition during anxious arousal in dissociative individuals.
KW - Anxiety
KW - Cognitive inhibition
KW - Dissociative identity disorder
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/33645012697
U2 - 10.1016/j.brat.2005.05.009
DO - 10.1016/j.brat.2005.05.009
M3 - Article
C2 - 16087154
AN - SCOPUS:33645012697
SN - 0005-7967
VL - 44
SP - 749
EP - 764
JO - Behaviour Research and Therapy
JF - Behaviour Research and Therapy
IS - 5
ER -