Associations among dissociative experiences, handedness, and demographic variables in a nonclinical population

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 188, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 422-427

  Lipsanen, Tapio ^a,b   Lauerma, Hannu ^a,c   Peltola, Päivi ^d   Kallio, Sakari ^d  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Mental Health Clinic of Harjavalta   (Finland)

^c Mental Hospital for Prisoners   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HANDEDNESS; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; HYSTERIA; LANGUAGE; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0033942416     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005053-200007000-00005     Document Type: Article

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