Understanding links among childhood trauma, dissociation, and women's mental health.
Interrelationships among pathological dissociation, child and adult trauma exposure, and adult mental health symptoms were examined in a sample of low-income, mostly African-American women. Dissociation was significantly related to both trauma exposure and mental health symptoms but did not mediate this relationship. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
Banyard
V L
VL
Department of Psychology, University of New Hampshire, Durham 03824, USA. vlb@christa.unh.edu
Williams
L M
LM
Siegel
J A
JA
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology*; D016387:Women's Health