Highlights- Examined aversive/non-aversive memory retrieval in social anxiety disorder (SAD); SADs and controls equally accessed aversive and non-aversive memories; SADs' aversive memories contained richer episodic detail than those of controls; SADs appraised aversive memories as more distressing, intrusive, and self-relevant; No group differences observed in recall or appraisals of non-aversive memories. . Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai