The phenomenon of dissociation has been difficult
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Abstract Because the phenomenon of dissociation has been difficult to define and disentangle from other constructs, further study of the nature of dissociative experiences and the validity of instruments measuring dissociation was conducted
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Stated in the abstract and limitations sections of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2000 and 2026, spanning 2 journals. Those papers have been cited 8 times in total.
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Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.
Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- A Network Analytic Approach to Dissociation: New Insights from Clinical Data (2024) · Journal of Trauma & Dissociation · cited 2× · doi
The transdiagnostic construct of dissociation, characterized by a disintegration of specific psychological functions such as consciousness, memory, identity, perception, body representation, and behavior, remains elusive to a unified conceptualization.
generalstated in abstractevidence 4/5Keywords: transdiagnostic construct dissociation characterized disintegration specific psychological functions consciousness memory identity perception body representation behavior - Measuring Dissociative Experiences in a College Population (2000) · Journal of Trauma & Dissociation · cited 6× · doi
Abstract Because the phenomenon of dissociation has been difficult to define and disentangle from other constructs, further study of the nature of dissociative experiences and the validity of instruments measuring dissociation was conducted.
generalstated in abstractevidence 4/5Keywords: dissociation abstract phenomenon difficult define disentangle constructs further nature dissociative experiences validity instruments measuring conducted - Psychosomatic Burden and Childhood Trauma in Chronic Pruritus without Primary Dermatosis or Systemic Disease: A Case-control Study (2026) · Acta Dermato-Venereologica · doi
Future studies using concurrent assessment of both psychoform and somatoform dissociation are warranted, as these dimensions may provide complementary information regarding the role of dissociative processes in this clinical presentation.
generalstated in limitationsevidence 3/5Keywords: future using concurrent assessment psychoform somatoform dissociation warranted dimensions provide complementary information regarding role dissociative
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