Childhood traumatic experiences, dissociation and thought suppression in patients with 'psychosomatic' skin diseases

Stress and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 121-125

  Besiroglu, Lutfullah ^a   Akdeniz, Necmettin ^a   Agargun, Mehmet Yucel ^a   Calka, Omer ^a   Ozdemir, Osman ^a   Bilgili, Serap Guneş ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dermatology; Dissociation; Emotional neglect; Psychosomatic; Thought suppression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EMOTION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN DISEASE; STRESS; THOUGHT DISORDER;

EID: 67650670720     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1224     Document Type: Article

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