Development and psychometric characteristics of the dissociation tension scale

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 269-277

  Stiglmayr, Christian ^a   Schimke, Patricia ^a   Wagner, Till ^b   Braakmann, Diana ^c   Schweiger, Ulrich ^c   Sipos, Valerija ^c   Fydrich, Thomas ^b   Schmahl, Christian ^d   Ebner Priemer, Ulrich ^d   Kleindienst, Nikolaus ^d   Bischkopf, Jeannette ^a   Auckenthaler, Anna ^a   Kienast, Thorsten ^e  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^d CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^e CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951494508     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891003670232     Document Type: Article

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