Dissociation as a causal pathway from sexual abuse to positive symptoms in the spectrum of psychotic disorders

Abstract Background Although numerous studies have supported the role of childhood maltreatment in the etiology of psychosis, underlying mechanisms have not been well understood yet. The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of particular forms of dissociation in the relationship bet...

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Main Authors: Mohsen Khosravi, Nour-Mohammad Bakhshani, Niloofar Kamangar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03290-3