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Adriano Schimmenti¹, Vedat Sar²

¹a Faculty of Human and Social Sciences , UKE - Kore University of Enna , Enna , Italy.

Journal of Trauma & Dissociation : the Official Journal of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD)

|February 5, 2019

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Understanding dissociative experiences is crucial. Network analysis revealed three clusters of dissociative symptoms, with dissociative amnesia linking them, offering insights into clinical practice.

Keywords:

Dissociation correlation network analysis dissociative experience scale dissociative symptoms

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Psychiatry
Network Analysis

Background:

Dissociative disorders involve disruptions in subjective experience, memory, and perception.
The interrelationships between various dissociative symptoms require further investigation.
Previous research has not fully elucidated the structure of dissociative experiences.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the network structure of dissociative experiences.
To identify distinct clusters of symptoms within dissociation.
To explore the potential causal relationships among dissociative symptoms.

Main Methods:

Utilized correlation network analysis on data from 2274 Italian adults.
Applied community detection analysis to identify symptom clusters.
Employed Bayesian networks and directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) to model symptom relationships.

Main Results:

Identified three distinct clusters of dissociative experiences: trance, experiential disconnectedness, and segregated behaviors.
Dissociative amnesia emerged as a common factor across all identified clusters.
Network analysis indicated that dissociative experiences form interacting layers of symptoms.

Conclusions:

Dissociation can be conceptualized as a complex network of interacting symptoms.
Understanding the structure and dynamics of these symptom clusters is vital for clinical practice.
This network approach provides a framework for comprehending the internal logic of dissociative processes.