May a dissociative disorder contain sexual abuse of children through internet? A case report

Post-traumatic stress after abuse early in life, may be forgotten until late in life. Dissociative actions may be observed. An example of this is demonstrated in a case report from a resident psychiatric facility in Northern Norway. Under Norwegian Law, acts under dissociation is not regarded as bei...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Open Journal of Trauma
Main Author: John E Berg
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Open Journal of Trauma - Peertechz Publications 2021
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.17352/ojt.000035
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Summary:Post-traumatic stress after abuse early in life, may be forgotten until late in life. Dissociative actions may be observed. An example of this is demonstrated in a case report from a resident psychiatric facility in Northern Norway. Under Norwegian Law, acts under dissociation is not regarded as being not fit for standing trial, but may be deemed a partial excuse. In the present case a sentence of 5 months was the result of court proceedings where dissociation was duly taken into account.