Dissociative Mental States Are Canonically Associated with Decreased Temporal Theta Activity on Spectral Analysis of EEG

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 473-491

  Krüger, Christa ^a,b   Bartel, Peter ^a,c   Fletcher, Lizelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Weskoppies Hospital   (South Africa)

^c STEVE BIKO ACADEMIC HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

alpha theta ratio; canonical correlation analysis; dissociation; dissociative mental states; electroencephalography; neurophysiology; quantitative electroencephalography; spectral analysis; theta magnitude

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSION DISORDER; DEPERSONALIZATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISSOCIATION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PARIETAL LOBE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPORAL LOBE; THETA RHYTHM;

ADULT; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 84879515752     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2013.769480     Document Type: Article

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