Traumatic childhood events, perceived availability of emotional support, and the development of dissociative tendencies

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 701-707

  Irwin, Harvey J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dissociation; Emotional support; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0030220922     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0145-2134(96)00058-0     Document Type: Article

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