What is it about?
It is known that Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and mental health are strongly associated but the nature of this association depends on ethno-cultural factors. The aim of this cross-cultural research was thus to study the association between ACEs and dissociation by taking into account the specific characteristics of 183 Italian adults who requested psychotherapeutic treatment within a Southern Italian Public Psychology Service users.
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Why is it important?
ACEs and dissociation were strongly associated in this study, but different kinds and number of ACEs were related to dissociation as a function of somatoform dissociation versus psychoform dissociation, or dissociative symptoms versus dissociative syndromes. Parental separation/divorce and sexual violence were among the most poweful predictors of dissociation.
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It was a pleasure for me to publish this article with my colleagues and share our cultural perspective on trauma and dissociation
Psy.D, Ph.D Giuseppe Scimeca
Simple Operative Unit (U.O.S.) Psychology Service of Alcamo Castelvetrano, Complex Operative Unit (U.O.C.) Psychology Service of Trapani, Provincial Health Authority (ASP) n. 9 of Trapani, Italy
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This page is a summary of: Adverse childhood experiences and dissociation among Italian public psychology service users, European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, December 2024, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejtd.2024.100476.
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