Dissociation in borderline personality disorder: A detailed look

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 346-367

  Korzekwa, Marilyn I ^a   Dell, Paul F ^b   Links, Paul S ^c   Thabane, Lehana ^a,d   Fougere, Philip ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Trauma Recovery Center   (United States)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Borderline personality disorder; Dissociation; Dissociative disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CONFUSION; DEPERSONALIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; DISSOCIATIVE EXPERIENCE SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; MORBIDITY; MULTIDIMENSIONAL INVENTORY OF DISSOCIATION; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; SOMATOFORM DISSOCIATION QUESTIONNAIRE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 70349773964     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299730902956838     Document Type: Article

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