Relationship of purported measures of pathological and nonpathological dissociation to self-reported psychological distress and fantasy immersion

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Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 160-168

  Levin, Ross ^a   Spei, Ekaterina ^b  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bronx Psychiatric Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissociation; Fantasy immersion; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 4544380857     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191103256377     Document Type: Article

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