I'm looking for explanatory cognitive models of PTSD and dissociation. I'm doing research on the relationship between dissociation and PTSD amongst undergraduate students.
Gareth, yes I have read a meta-analyse of Brewin but it doesn't explain the role of dissociation in PTSD.
Justin, this is exactly the problem of my research is to say, the role of dissocation in the development of PTSD. Does dissociation is a mechanism or not? Thank you for your reading recommandation.
Check out the work of Dr. Daniella Schiller at the Mount Siani School of Medicine- she directs the lab of affective neuroscience and is doing some very interesting research and writing on PTSD.
In line with the previous answer, not directly answering the original question, but nevertheless interesting findings on different brain mechanisms in dissociation vs. PTSD in mothers, by Daniel Schechter and his group. Available in full text in RG.