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Credibility of Asylum Claims: Consistency and Accuracy of Autobiographical Memory Reports Following Trauma
Author(s) -
Memon Amina
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
applied cognitive psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1099-0720
pISSN - 0888-4080
DOI - 10.1002/acp.2868
Subject(s) - credibility , psychology , autobiographical memory , consistency (knowledge bases) , memory errors , refugee , traumatic memories , reliability (semiconductor) , immigration , cognitive psychology , cognition , psychiatry , recall , history , law , power (physics) , physics , geometry , mathematics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , political science
Summary Herlihy and colleagues (current issue) review the literature on the characteristics of autobiographical memory in asylum seekers who are presenting evidence of their traumatic experiences in the immigration courts with a view to finding a safe haven. In this commentary, I briefly discuss how the quality of the memory report may influence reliability and credibility judgements in individuals whose memories may be subject to post‐traumatic stress disorder. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.