This paper provides an historical perspective regarding the role of dissociation in the development of both etiologic theory and treatment paradigms for schizophrenia. References to the concept of dissociation are drawn from classic writings on dementia praecox, and from Bleuler's (1911) original conception of schizophrenia as a splitting" of the personality. An accurate diagnostic distinction ...

The aims of this study were to examine whether certain axis I disorders characterized by impulsive aggression were associated with self-mutilative behavior and to evaluate the clinical correlates of self-mutilation in a sample of general psychiatric outpatients. Two hundred fifty-six outpatients were administered diagnostic interviews for axis I and axis II disorders. In addition, questionnaire...

Little attention has been given to the occurrence of dissociative symptoms during sexual behavior in adults who have experienced childhood sexual abuse (CSA). For this study, 57 adults living with HIV infection who had experienced CSA and were entering a treatment study for traumatic stress completed study assessments and clinical interviews, including a 15-item scale of dissociative experience...

© Springer India 2016 S. Malhotra and P. Santosh (eds.), Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-3619-1_2 Abstract Conceptually, the term dissociation means alteration of subjective experiences in perceptual, affective, memory, and identity functions in response to stress. The presentations of dissociative disorders may include distorted sensory perceptions, altered time percept...

BACKGROUND Peritraumatic dissociation is one of the most critical acute responses to a traumatic experience, partly because it predicts subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder. Despite this, there is little understanding about the factors that influence peritraumatic dissociation. This study investigated the extent to which peritraumatic dissociation is predicted by the amount of perceived war...

OBJECTIVE An intertwined relationship has been found between dissociative and psychotic symptoms, as the two symptom clusters frequently co-occur, suggesting some shared risk factors. Using a source monitoring paradigm, previous studies have shown that patients with schizophrenia made more errors in source monitoring, suggesting that a weakened sense of individuality may be associated with psyc...

There is only inconclusive evidence of a specific association between a history of sexual abuse and diagnosable eatingdisorders. However, there is stronger support for a link between sexual abuse and bulimic symptomatology. The mediating factors in this relationship are still unclear. Dissociation appears to be a strong candidate, given its links to both early trauma and bulimic psychopathology...

This study aimed to assess the reliability, validity, and psychometric characteristics of the Turkish version of the Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire (SDQ-20). In this context, it investigated whether somatoform dissociation differentiates dissociative disorders from other diagnostic groups and non-clinical individuals. The Turkish Version of the SDQ-20 was administered to 50 patients with...

Dissociation involves disruption in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity, and perception. Recent research with adults suggests that dissociation is associated with alterations in attention. Little work, however, has examined the attentional correlates of dissociation in childhood. This study is the first to investigate the specificity of cognitive functions relate...