Trauma and dissociation among inpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorders in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT: Background: The overlapping symptoms of schizophrenia and dissociation have been increasingly recognized. This paper explains why it is reasonable to expect that there would be a substantial subgroup of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs) who suffer from pathological dissociation. Objective: As little is known about the prevalence of dissociative disorders and symptoms among patients with SSDs, we investigated the prevalence of dissociative disorders and symptoms among patients with SSDs. Method: We used both self-report measures and structured interviews to examine dissociative disorders and symptoms in a randomly recruited sample of inpatients with a clinical diagnosis of SSDs in Taiwan (N = 100). Results: Over 60% of partici

SUBMITTER: Wu ZY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9377227 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature