DISSOCIATION AND SOMATIZATION IN ADOLESCENT INPATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT HISTORY OF ABUSE

33 adolescents were tested for signs of dissociation and somatization as these processes relate to histories of physical and sexual abuse, a characteristic of over half of patients admitted for acute psychiatri c disorder. Analysis suggested that the 19 adolescents having historie s of abuse were more likely to score higher on dissociation and somati zation.