The forensic evaluation of dissociation and persons diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder: Searching for convergence

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 169-184

  Frankel, A Steven ^a,b   Dalenberg, Constance ^c  

^a GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; COURT; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HYPNOSIS; INTERVIEW; MALINGERING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEMORY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MULTIPLE PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER; OBJECT ATTACHMENT;

EID: 33644862104     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2005.10.002     Document Type: Review

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