Dissociation : Vol. 6, No.2/3, p. 136-144 : Recognition and differential diagnosis of dissociative disorders in children and adolescents

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1993-06

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Hornstein, Nancy L.

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Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Multiple Personality and Dissociation

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An overview of the literature on dissociative disorders in children and adolescents is presented in a way that highlights the emerging clinical profile of the highly complex behavioral and symptomatic presentation of these conditions in childhood. Developmental influences are recognized as playing a role in the diagnostic challenge of differentiating dissociative disorders from more commonly diagnosed childhood conditions. A systematic approach to evaluation and differential diagnosis is described in detail, and misleading symptomatic manifestations of dissociative processes are identified.

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p. 136-144

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