Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Draw and Describe Their Experiences of Dissociation.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Sage Publications Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9506308 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1552-8448 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10778012 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Violence Against Women Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, c1995-
    • Subject Terms:
      Adult Survivors of Child Abuse*/psychology ; Adult Survivors of Child Abuse*/statistics & numerical data ; Dissociative Disorders*/psychology ; Child Abuse, Sexual*/psychology ; Child Abuse, Sexual*/statistics & numerical data; Humans ; Female ; Adult ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Israel ; Middle Aged ; Child ; Survivors/psychology ; Narration ; Self Report
    • Abstract:
      The paper examined how dissociation is experienced and manifested in the drawings and narratives of female survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder. Fifteen Israeli women filled out a self-report questionnaire consisting of demographics, traumatic events, and dissociation severity. Then, they were asked to draw a dissociation experience and provide a narrative. The results indicated that experiencing CSA was highly correlated with indicators such as the level of fragmentation, the figurative style, as well as with the narrative. Two main themes emerged: a constant movement between internal and external worlds, and distorted perceptions of time and space.
      Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: childhood trauma; dissociation; drawings; narratives; sexual abuse
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20230216 Date Completed: 20240801 Latest Revision: 20240801
    • Publication Date:
      20240801
    • Accession Number:
      10.1177/10778012231155172
    • Accession Number:
      36794435