Dissociation : Volume 10, No. 1, p. 058-062 : Childhood trauma, adult trauma, and dissociation
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Date
1997-03
Authors
Pearson, Michelle Lee
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Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Dissociation
Abstract
This paper studies the relationship among childhood trauma, recent trauma, and dissociation. Literature has suggested that early trauma may lead to dissociation. It was hypothesized that dissociation, including symptoms associated with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), would be more prevalent in those survivors of childhood abuse who were later traumatized in adulthood. Seventy-five female subjects completed a survey protocol. Subjects who experienced both early and recent trauma were more dissociative and endorsed more symptoms consistent with DID.
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p. 058-062