Cognitive integration of personal or public events affects mental health: Examining memory networks in a case of natural flooding disaster

Objective The purpose of this research was to examine whether memories of personal or public events could affect mental health through the way those memories are integrated in memory networks. Method Participants from the general population ( N = 224, age mean = 36.62 years, 74% female) were either directly or indirectly personally affected by a natural flooding disaster with moderate consequences or had simply learned about it. A prospective...