Dissociative disorders: Pathways to diagnosis, clinician attitudes and their impact

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 940-946

  Leonard, David ^a   Brann, Susan ^b   Tiller, John ^c  

^a Albert Road Clinic ^*  (Australia)

^b Delmont Private Hospital   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian; Diagnosis; Dissociation; Scepticism; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMUTILATION; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EATING DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PANIC; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDITY; CONFLICT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33644875956     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2005.01700.x     Document Type: Article

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