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Letter to the Editor

Trauma and dissociation among inpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorders in Taiwan

Trauma y disociación entre pacientes hospitalizados diagnosticados con trastornos del espectro de la Esquizofrenia en Taiwán

診斷為思覺失調類群障礙症之台灣住院患者的創傷與解離

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Article: 2105576 | Received 12 Jul 2022, Accepted 13 Jul 2022, Published online: 11 Aug 2022

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