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Über die kausale Beziehung zwischen Dissoziation und Trauma

Ein kritischer Überblick

verfasst von: T. Giesbrecht, H. Merckelbach

Erschienen in: Der Nervenarzt | Ausgabe 1/2005

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Zusammenfassung

Dieser Beitrag liefert einen kritischen Überblick über den bislang wenig diskutierten Zusammenhang zwischen Trauma und Dissoziation. Studien, welche diesen untersuchen, werden präsentiert und Schwachpunkte aufgezeigt. Ferner werden verschiedene Persönlichkeitsmerkmale, die im Zusammenhang mit Dissoziation stehen untersucht und die Möglichkeit diskutiert, dass diese zum Auftreten von Scheinkorrelationen zwischen einem retrospektiv angegebenem Trauma und Dissoziationen führen (könnten). Wir kommen hierbei zum Ergebnis, dass der konstatierte Zusammenhang viel weniger offensichtlich und eindeutig ist, als bisher dargestellt wird. Den Abschluss unserer Überlegungen bilden Forschungsdesiderate.
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Metadaten
Titel
Über die kausale Beziehung zwischen Dissoziation und Trauma
Ein kritischer Überblick
verfasst von
T. Giesbrecht
H. Merckelbach
Publikationsdatum
01.01.2005
Erschienen in
Der Nervenarzt / Ausgabe 1/2005
Print ISSN: 0028-2804
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-0407
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-004-1704-9

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