Evidence of Objective Memory Impairments in Deployed Gulf War Veterans With Subjective Memory Complaints

Military Medicine
Linda L Chao

Abstract

Despite the fact that many veterans returned from the 1991 Gulf War (GW) with complaints of memory difficulties, most neuropsychological studies to date have found little evidence of a correspondence between subjective and objective measures of cognitive function in GW veterans. However, if GW veterans complain about memory problems, it is likely that they experience memory problems in their daily lives. In this respect, it is notable that the past studies that have investigated the relationship between subjective and objective measures of cognitive function in GW veterans used composite measures to quantify subjective complaints and batteries of neuropsychological tests that assessed multiple domains to objectively measure cognitive function. The study's focus on memory was motivated by the suggestive evidence that subjective memory complaint may be a harbinger of further cognitive decline and increased risk for dementia. This study examined the association between subjective memory complaint (probed with single question: "Do you have difficulty remembering things?") and performance on a single objective test of verbal learning and memory (i.e., California Verbal Learning Test, CVLT-II) in a sample of 428 deployed GW veterans....Continue Reading

Citations

Oct 17, 2019·Frontiers in Psychology·Mary G JeffreyTravis J A Craddock
Oct 4, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Linda L Chao
Jun 24, 2020·European Psychiatry : the Journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists·Clara López-SolàNarcís Cardoner
Nov 4, 2020·Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS·Thomas WootenMichael Esterman
Nov 16, 2021·The Clinical Neuropsychologist·Seth G DisnerPatrick Armistead-Jehle

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