Post-traumatic stress disorder is associated with dissociative fugue states
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Post-traumatic stress disorder is strongly linked to dissociative symptoms, with the DSM-5 explicitly recognizing a dissociative subtype characterized by depersonalization and derealization.
Evidence for · 5
Dissociation debates: everything you know is wrong.
2018 · cited by 90
Supports a powerful relationship between psychological trauma and various dissociative disorders.
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Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A State-of-the-art Review.
2024 · cited by 81
Notes that dissociation is a frequent and challenging comorbid feature accompanying post-traumatic stress disorder.
Prevalence of the dissociative subtype of post-traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis
2022 · cited by 55
Establishes a recognized dissociative subtype of post-traumatic stress disorder affecting a significant percentage of patients.
Neurobiological and genetic correlates of the dissociative subtype of posttraumatic stress disorder.
2023 · cited by 18
Examines the psychometric and biological correlates of the dissociative subtype of post-traumatic stress disorder.
The Psychopathological Domains of Attachment Trauma: A Proposal for a Clinical Conceptualization.
2025 · cited by 7
Links attachment and traumatic stress histories to broad dissociative reactions and altered self-states in adulthood.