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Trauma, Dissociation, and Memory
Author(s) -
SPIEGEL DAVID
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb48282.x
Subject(s) - annals , citation , psychology , library science , classics , computer science , history
Dissociation is a failure to integrate aspects of identity, memory, perception, and consciousness. Individuals with dissociative disorders usually report a history of exposure to traumatic stressors. Dissociative symptoms are included in the DSM-N definition of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and are required for a diagnosis of acute stress disorder. Several appealing models for a neural basis of dissociation have recently appeared and are reviewed.