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Clinicians’ experience with trauma-related dissociation in CAMHS: A reflexive thematic analysis

This study examined how mental health clinicians conceptualise, assess, and treat dissociation in children and adolescents, and examined their confidence in working with these presentations to inform clinical practice. 

Citation:
Pandzic I, Milkins B, Boutrus M, Ohan JL, Milroy H. Clinicians’ experience with trauma-related dissociation in CAMHS: A reflexive thematic analysis. Eur J Trauma Dissociation. 2026;10(3).

Keywords:
Dissociation; Young people; Trauma; Clinician experience; Qualitative research

Abstract:
This study examined how mental health clinicians conceptualise, assess, and treat dissociation in children and adolescents, and examined their confidence in working with these presentations to inform clinical practice.