From obscurity to daylight: The study of dissociation in Puerto Rico

Journal of Trauma Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 271-285

  Martínez Taboas, Alfonso ^a,b  

^a Carlos Albizu University   (United States)

^b Parque del Río ^*  (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Childhood trauma; Dissociative disorders; Dissociative Experiences Scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749024166     PISSN: 15362922     EISSN: 15362930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J189v04n03_05     Document Type: Review

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