Dissociation, depression and trauma in psychiatric inpatients in Puero Rico

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 47-61

  Francia Martínez, Margarita ^a,e   Roca de Torres, Irma ^b   Alvarado, Carlos S ^c   Martínez Taboas, Alfonso ^d   Sayers, Sean ^d  

^a San Juan Capestrano Hospital   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c Parapsychology Foundation   (United States)

^d Carlos Albizu University   (Puerto Rico)

^e NONE   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Childhood abuse; Depression; Dissociation; Inpatient treatment; Puerto Rico; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; PUERTO RICO; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0346025749     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J229v04n04_04     Document Type: Article

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