Dissociation: An insufficiently recognized major feature of complex posttraumatic stress disorder

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dc.contributor.authorVan der Hart, O., Nijenhuis, E. R., & Steele, K.
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-07T18:44:07Z
dc.date.available2017-08-07T18:44:07Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractThe role of dissociation in (complex) PTSD has been insufficiently recognized for at least two reasons: the view that dissociation is a peripheral, not a central feature of PTSD, and existing confusion regarding the nature of dissociation. This conceptual paper addresses both issues by postulating that traumatization essentially involves some degree of division or dissociation of psychobiological systems that constitute personality. One or more dissociative parts of the personality avoid traumatic memories and perform functions in daily life, while one or more other parts remain fixated in traumatic experiences and defensive actions. Dissociative parts manifest in negative and positive dissociative symptoms that should be distinguished from alterations of consciousness. Complex PTSD involves a more complex structural dissociation than simple PTSD.en_US
dc.identifier.citationVan der Hart, O., Nijenhuis, E. R., & Steele, K. (2005). Dissociation: An insufficiently recognized major feature of complex posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 18(5), 413-423.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.kathy-steele.com/s/jts_complex_-ptsd_20051.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3490
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Traumatic Stressen_US
dc.subjectdissociationen_US
dc.subjectcomplex traumaen_US
dc.subjectdiagnosisen_US
dc.subjectPTSDen_US
dc.titleDissociation: An insufficiently recognized major feature of complex posttraumatic stress disorderen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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