Possession experiences in dissociative identity disorder: A preliminary study

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 393-400

  Ross, Colin A ^a  

^a Institute for Psychological Trauma   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissociative identity disorder; Possession; Trance states

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; DISSOCIATIVE TRANCE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE PERSONALITY; PARANORMAL EXPERIENCE; POSSESSION STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP WALKING;

ADULT; CANADA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; DELUSIONS; ETHNOPSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER; NORTH AMERICA; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REALITY TESTING; SOMNAMBULISM;

EID: 79959319818     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2011.573762     Document Type: Article

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