@article{ref1,
title="Evidence for a dissociative subtype of post-traumatic stress disorder among help-seeking childhood sexual abuse survivors",
journal="Journal of trauma and dissociation",
year="2006",
author="Ginzburg, Karni and Koopman, Cheryl and Butler, Lisa D. and Palesh, Oxana and Kraemer, H. C. and Classen, Catherine C. and Spiegel, David",
volume="7",
number="2",
pages="7-27",
abstract="This study examined evidence for a dissociative subtype of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among women seeking psychotherapy for childhood sexual abuse (CSA). One hundred and twenty-two women seeking treatment for CSA completed a battery of questionnaires assessing PTSD, dissociative symptoms, and child maltreatment. Using signal detection analysis, we identified high and low dissociation PTSD subgroups. A constellation of three PTSD symptoms-hypervigilance, sense of foreshortened future, and sleep difficulties-discriminated between these two subgroups (OR = 8.15). Further evidence was provided by the finding of a nonlinear relationship between severity of childhood maltreatment and dissociation in the women with PTSD. These results provide support for a dissociative subtype of PTSD that may stem from more severe childhood experiences of neglect and abuse.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1529-9732",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}