Study of stress and vulnerability in patients with somatoform and dissociative disorders in a psychiatric clinic in North India
Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences September 6, 2006 Anand S. Irpati, Ajit Avasthi, Pratap Sharan 12 citations
The authors compared perceived stress in subgroups of patients defined by vulnerability (high and low) and disorder (somatoform and dissociative). A total of 30 patients each of somatoform and dissociative disorders diagnosed according to the classification of mental and behavioral disorders criteria were assessed with Presumptive Stressful Life Event Scale, The Hassles Scale, Psychoticism...