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The Dissociative Experiences Scale: A Welsh Translation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Christopher Alan Lewis*
Affiliation:
Division of Psychology, Institute for Health, Medical Sciences and Society, Glyndŵr University, Plas Coch Campus, Mold Road, Wrexham, LL11 2AW, Wales, UK
Martin J. Dorahy
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
Julie Brake
Affiliation:
Division of Education, Institute for Health, Medical Sciences and Society, Glyndŵr University, Plas Coch Campus, Mold Road, Wrexham, LL11 2AW, Wales, UK.
Mary Jane Lewis
Affiliation:
Division of Psychology, Institute for Health, Medical Sciences and Society, Glyndŵr University, Plas Coch Campus, Mold Road, Wrexham, LL11 2AW, Wales, UK.
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*Correspondence Email: ca.lewis@glyndwr.ac.uk
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