From childhood trauma to adult dissociation: the role of PTSD and alexithymia

Background: The mechanism of how childhood trauma leads to increased risk for adult dissociation is not sufficiently understood. We sought to investigate the predicting effects and the putatively mediating roles of PTSD and alexithymia on the path from childhood trauma to adult dissociation. Methods...

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Main Authors: Terock, Jan (Author) , Barnow, Sven (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: September 14, 2016
In: Psychopathology
Year: 2016, Volume: 49, Issue: 5, Pages: 374-382
ISSN:1423-033X
DOI:10.1159/000449004
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000449004
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Author Notes:Jan Terock, Sandra Van der Auwera, Deborah Janowitz, Carsten Spitzer, Sven Barnow, Martin Miertsch, Harald J. Freyberger, Hans-Jörgen Grabe

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