Ethnic Variation in Whether Dissociation Mediates the Relation Between Traumatic Life Events and Attenuated Positive Psychotic Symptoms

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 68-85

  Anglin, Deidre M ^a   Polanco Roman, Lillian ^a   Lui, Florence ^a  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

dissociation; psychosis; racial ethnic minority; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTENUATED POSITIVE PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOM; BLACK PERSON; BOOTSTRAPPING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISSOCIATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRODROMAL QUESTIONNAIRE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAUMATIC LIFE EVENT; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; ETHNOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84920622537     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2014.953283     Document Type: Article

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