Memory and perception: Child maltreatment, inflammation and implications for psychotherapy

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World J Psychiatry. Sep 19, 2026; 16(9): 115538
Published online Sep 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.115538

Memory and perception: Child maltreatment, inflammation and implications for psychotherapy

Henriette Löffler-Stastka, Jürgen Fuchshuber, Patricia P Wadowski

Henriette Löffler-Stastka, Jürgen Fuchshuber, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria

Patricia P Wadowski, Department of Internal Medicine II, Division of Angiology, Medical University Vienna, Wien 1090, Österreich, Austria

Author contributions: Löffler-Stastka H contributed to this paper, designed the overall concept and outline of the manuscript, contributed to the editing of the manuscript, and review of literature; Löffler-Stastka H, Fuchshuber J, and Wadowski PP contributed to the writing; Löffler-Stastka H and Wadowski PP contributed to illustration, and all authors iteratively discussed the paper.

Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.

Corresponding author: Henriette Löffler-Stastka, MD, PhD, Dean, Director, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Vienna 1090, Austria. henriette.loeffler-stastka@meduniwien.ac.at

Received: October 20, 2025
Revised: December 3, 2025
Accepted: February 2, 2026
Published online: September 19, 2026
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Core Tip: The role of memory and related abilities and factors affecting psychic functioning, as well as neuroinflammatory pathways are relevant for future therapies. Research findings on memory vulnerability and affective insights are highlighted in their relevance for pathogenetic and therapeutic strategies. For further research directions predictive coding and inter-operationalization processes have to be focused in order to investigate the therapeutic processing of memory and its associated psychological, cognitive, and affective functions.