Trauma-related altered states of consciousness in post-traumatic stress disorder patients with or without comorbid dissociative disorders.

ABSTRACT: Background: The four-dimensional ('4-D') model has been proposed as a theoretical framework to understand and delineate trauma-related dissociative experiences, categorizing symptoms into trauma-related altered states of consciousness (TRASC) and normal waking consciousness (NWC), which occur along four dimensions: time, thought, body and emotion. Objective: The main aim of the present study was to evaluate the validity of this model in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with and without comorbid dissociative disorders. Method: The predictions of the 4-D model were tested in 142 patients with PTSD, with (N = 46) and without (N = 96) comorbid dissociative disorders. Results: As predicted by the 4-D model, experiences of TRASC were

SUBMITTER: Bækkelund H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6237167 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature