Clinical correlates of dissociative tendencies in male soldiers with conversion disorder

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-39

  Evren, Cuneyt ^a,c   Can, Suat ^b  

^a Bakirkoy State Hospital for Mental Health and Neurological Disorders   (Turkey)

^b Private Hospital for Psychiatry and Neurology   (Turkey)

^c Icadiye Cad Mentes Sok   (Turkey)

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EID: 34347228693     PISSN: 03337308     EISSN: 26172402     Source Type: Journal    
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