TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Prevalence and clinical correlates of dissociative symptoms in people with complex PTSD: is complex PTSD a dissociative disorder?
JO  - Psychiatry research
A1  - Fung, Hong Wang
A1  - Yuan, Guangzhe Frank
A1  - Liu, Caimeng
A1  - Lin, Eleanor Sui Sum
A1  - Lam, Stanley Kam Ki
A1  - Wong, Janet Yuen-Ha
SP  - e116076
EP  - e116076
VL  - 339
IS  - 
N2  - The extent to which complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) can be conceptualized as a dissociative disorder remains an ongoing debate. This study investigated the prevalence and correlates of dissociative symptoms in people with C-PTSD. We analyzed baseline data from an international randomized controlled trial. A total of 165 intervention seekers who met the ICD-11 criteria for C-PTSD completed standardized self-report measures of trauma, C-PTSD symptoms, dissociative symptoms, depressive symptoms, and work and social impairments. In this sample, only 42.3 % of participants exhibited clinically significant dissociative symptoms. Dissociative symptoms had a unique association with depressive symptoms and work and social impairments in our participants with C-PTSD, even after controlling for trauma exposure and C-PTSD symptoms. The data does not support the theory that C-PTSD is a dissociative disorder. However, the findings highlight the importance of recognizing dissociation in people with C-PTSD.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-1781
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116076
ID  - ref1
ER  -