Is there really a dissociative taxon on the Dissociative Experiences Scale?

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 201-203

  Merritt, Rebecca Davis ^a,b   You, Sungeun ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; DISSOCIATIVE EXPERIENCE SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; RATING SCALE; TAXON;

EID: 41349104112     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890701845492     Document Type: Article

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