Dissociation as a mediator of posttraumatic symptoms in a Puerto Rican university sample

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 358-374

  Wang, Lisa Gutiérrez ^a   Cosden, Merith ^a   Bernal, Guillermo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Childhood abuse; Dissociation; Latinos; Puerto rico; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; PUERTO RICO; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CULTURE; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PUERTO RICO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 79959287709     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2011.573759     Document Type: Article

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