The influence of current stress on dissociative experiences: An exploratory study in a non-clinical population

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-96

  De Wachter, Dirk ^a   Lange, Alfred ^b   Vanderlinden, Johan ^a   Pouw, Joyce ^b   Strubbe, Ernst ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Current stress; Dissociation; Non clinical population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB STRESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; STRESS; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADULT; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33746579013     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J229v07n01_07     Document Type: Article

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