Dissociative state and competence

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 106, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 878-882

  Lin, Yu Ju ^a   Hsieh, Ming Hsien ^a,b   Liu, Shi Kai ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Civil competence; Dissociative identity disorder; Forensic psychiatry; Multiple personality disorder

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; IRRITABILITY; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; MULTIPLE PERSONALITY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 36148971675     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60056-X     Document Type: Article

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