Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	115538
Country	Austria

Category	Psychiatry
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Memory and perception: Child maltreatment, inflammation and implications for psychotherapy
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Henriette Löffler-Stastka, Jürgen Fuchshuber and Patricia P Wadowski
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Corresponding Author	Henriette Löffler-Stastka, Dean, Director, MD, PhD, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Vienna 1090, Austria. henriette.loeffler-stastka@meduniwien.ac.at
Key Words	Memory; Vulnerability; Brain plasticity; Epigenetics; Neuroinflammation; Affect; Default mode network; Prediction error; Consolidation
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.
Citation	Löffler-Stastka H, Fuchshuber J, Wadowski PP. Memory and perception: Child maltreatment, inflammation and implications for psychotherapy. World J Psychiatry 2026; In press

Received	2025-10-20 01:45
Peer-Review Started	2025-10-20 01:45
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2025-11-21 06:22
Return for Revision	2025-11-21 06:22
Revised	2025-12-03 13:09
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Second Decision by Editor	2026-02-02 03:01
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-02-02 06:33
Articles in Press	2026-02-02 06:33
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