Traumatic experiences and dissociative symptoms among Swedish adolescents. A pilot study using Dis-Q-Sweden

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 349-355

  Svedin, Carl Göran ^a   Nilsson, Doris ^b   Lindell, Charlotta ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; DIS Q; Dissociation; Measurement; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL ABUSE; SWEDEN; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

EID: 7944227476     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480410005891     Document Type: Article

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