Trauma-related dissociation and altered states of consciousness: A call for clinical, treatment, and neuroscience research

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Lanius, Ruth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate; Complex ptsd; Consciousness; Dissociation; Dissociative subtype; Emotion; Insula; Interoceptive awareness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84965176789     PISSN: 20008198     EISSN: 20008066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v6.27905     Document Type: Article

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