Dissociative symptoms mediate the relation between PTSD symptoms and functional impairment in a sample of military members, veterans, and first responders with PTSD

Abstract

: These findings highlight the importance of assessing and treating dissociative symptoms, consistent with the dissociative subtype of PTSD, among military members, veterans, and first responders with PTSD. Successful recovery on a functional and symptomatic level may necessitate treatment of dissociative symptoms, particularly derealization.