A preliminary study examining relationships between childhood maltreatment, dissociation, and self-injury in psychiatric outpatients

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 261-275

  Wachter, Tammy ^a   Murphy, Suzanne ^b   Kennerley, Helen ^c   Wachter, Savina ^d  

^a Mid Bedfordshire Family Consultation Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c Warnerford Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mental Health Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood; Dissociation; Maltreatment; Physical abuse; Self harm; Self injury; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD ABUSE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 70349772777     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299730902956770     Document Type: Article

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