Frequency, clinical and demographic correlates of pathological dissociation in Europe

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-62

  Spitzer, Carsten ^a   Barnow, Sven ^a   Grabe, Hans Joergen ^a   Klauer, Thomas ^b   Stieglitz, Rolf Dieter ^c   Schneider, Wolfgang ^b   Freyberger, Harald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Assessment; Clinical correlates; Epidemiology; Pathological dissociation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EATING DISORDER; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33746513838     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J229v07n01_05     Document Type: Article

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