Growing not dwindling: International research on the worldwide phenomenon of dissociative disorders

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 201, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 353-354

  Martínez Taboas, Alfonso ^a   Dorahy, Martin ^b   Sar, Vedat ^c   Middleton, Warwick ^d   Krüger, Christa ^e  

^a Carlos Albizu University   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DRUG ABUSE; EATING DISORDER; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MULTIPLE PERSONALITY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER;

EID: 84876362468     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: 1539736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e318288d27f     Document Type: Letter

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