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Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
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Department of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
10.22098/jrp.2025.16956.1294
Abstract
Childhood traumatic and dissociative experiences play a crucial role in psychological disorders, with schizophrenia and major depressive disorder being two serious conditions that require examination of various etiological and maintaining factors. In Iran, the lack of sufficient research evidence comparing childhood traumatic and dissociative experiences between these two disorders is a significant research gap, which this study aims to address. The study population consisted of patients with major depressive disorders and schizophrenia who visited treatment centers in Tabriz from 2020 to 2023. Among them, 68 patients with major depressive disorders and 68 patients with schizophrenia were selected and tested on a voluntary basis. A non-patient group of 68 individuals was selected based on matched characteristics from students and other citizens of Tabriz. Participants responded to scales measuring dissociative symptoms and childhood trauma. The data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance. The results showed that patients with major depressive disorder and schizophrenia scored higher on childhood traumatic and dissociative experiences compared to the control group. Additionally, when comparing the two patient groups, patients with major depressive disorder scored higher on childhood traumatic experiences, while patients with schizophrenia scored higher on dissociative experiences. The study's findings emphasize the importance of traumatic and dissociative experiences in schizophrenia and major depressive disorder.
mohammadzadeh, A. , sharifi, F. , heyran sangestani, Z. and gholizadeh, S. (2025). Comparison of childhood trauma and dissociative experiences in patients with schizophrenia, major depression disorders and normal group. Journal of Research in Psychopathology, (), -. doi: 10.22098/jrp.2025.16956.1294
MLA
mohammadzadeh, A. , , sharifi, F. , , heyran sangestani, Z. , and gholizadeh, S. . "Comparison of childhood trauma and dissociative experiences in patients with schizophrenia, major depression disorders and normal group", Journal of Research in Psychopathology, , , 2025, -. doi: 10.22098/jrp.2025.16956.1294
HARVARD
mohammadzadeh, A., sharifi, F., heyran sangestani, Z., gholizadeh, S. (2025). 'Comparison of childhood trauma and dissociative experiences in patients with schizophrenia, major depression disorders and normal group', Journal of Research in Psychopathology, (), pp. -. doi: 10.22098/jrp.2025.16956.1294
CHICAGO
A. mohammadzadeh , F. sharifi , Z. heyran sangestani and S. gholizadeh, "Comparison of childhood trauma and dissociative experiences in patients with schizophrenia, major depression disorders and normal group," Journal of Research in Psychopathology, (2025): -, doi: 10.22098/jrp.2025.16956.1294
VANCOUVER
mohammadzadeh, A., sharifi, F., heyran sangestani, Z., gholizadeh, S. Comparison of childhood trauma and dissociative experiences in patients with schizophrenia, major depression disorders and normal group. Journal of Research in Psychopathology, 2025; (): -. doi: 10.22098/jrp.2025.16956.1294
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