The detection of dissociative identity disorder by Northern Irish clinical psychologists and pyschiatrists: A clinical vignettes study

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 39-50

  Dorahy, Martin J ^a,b,e   Lewis, Christopher Alan ^c   Mulholland, Ciaran ^b,d  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d Social Services Trust   (United Kingdom)

^e Belmont Private Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dissociative identity disorder; Northern Ireland; Vignettes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; SAMPLE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; VIGNETTE;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER; NORTHERN IRELAND; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL;

EID: 33744959181     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J229v06n04_03     Document Type: Article

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