Dissociation in posttraumatic stress disorder part II: How theoretical models fit the empirical evidence and recommendations for modifying the diagnostic criteria for PTSD

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 551-559

  Dalenberg, Constance ^a   Carlson, Eve B ^b  

^a ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

dissociation; DSM 5; ICD 11; posttraumatic stress disorder; trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874068887     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027900     Document Type: Review

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