Do dissociative disorders exist in Northern Ireland?: Blind psychiatric - Structured interview assessments of 20 complex psychiatric patients

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 172-182

  Dorahy, Martin J ^a,d   Mills, Heather ^b   Taggart, Catherine ^c   O'Kane, Maria ^c   Mulholland, Ciaran ^d  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Craigavon Psychiatric Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c Mater Hospital

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dissociative disorders; Northern Ireland

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL PATIENT; NEGLECT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33845731377     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S0213-61632006000300005     Document Type: Article

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