Schizophrenia research. Cognition

Dissociation mediates the relationship between peer victimization and hallucinatory experiences among early adolescents.

Schizophrenia research. Cognition May 16, 2016 Syudo Yamasaki, Shuntaro Ando, Shinsuke Koike et al.

Peer victimization increases the risk of experiencing psychotic symptoms among clinical and general populations, but the mechanism underlying this association remains unclear. Dissociation, which is related to peer victimization and hallucinatory experiences, has been demonstrated as a significant mediator in the relation between childhood victimization and hallucinatory experience among adult...