The Complex Overlap between Dissociation and Schizotypy

Psychosis, Trauma and Dissociation: Emerging Perspectives on Severe Psychopathology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 79-89

  Giesbrecht, Timo ^a   Merckelbach, Harald ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ); Cognitive failures and fantasy proneness; Complex overlap between dissociation and schizotypy; DES and schizotypy measures; Dissociation and schizotypy overlap; Dissociation schizotypy link; Dissociative experiences derealization, absorption and memory complaints; Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES); Fantasy proneness, cognitive failures and childhood trauma; Traumatic etiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949277774     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470699652.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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