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DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS
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Martha Stout is to be commended for her sensitive portrayal of
those suffering from dissociative identity disorder. Having devoted
nearly 20 years to the study and treatment of dissociative disorders,
I can attest that it is precisely due to the elusive nature of
"shifting" that dissociation remains one of the most seriously
misunderstood conditions of our time. However, there is one oversight
in her article that I feel compelled to address.
Thanks to recent scientific advances that...
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DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS
The Boston Globe
; Martha Stout is to be commended for her sensitive portrayal of those suffering from dissociative identity disorder. Having devoted nearly 20 years to the study and treatment of dissociative disorders, I can attest that it is precisely due to the elusive nature of "shifting" that dissociation
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Re: The Persistence of Folly: A Critical Examination of Dissociative Identity Disorder. What Are Dr Piper and Dr Merskey Trying to Do?
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
; Dear Editor: In their recent review (1), Dr Piper and Dr Merskey claim that North American countries "export" their dissociative disorder concepts and refer in this context to one of my studies published 8 years ago in the American Journal of Psychiatry (2). Speaking from the perspective of 23
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Re: The Persistence of Folly: A Critical Examination of Dissociative Identity Disorder/Reply: The Persistence of Folly: A Critical Examination of Dissociative Identity Disorder
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
; Dear Editor: This letter is in reply to Dr Piper's and Dr Merskey 's 2 papers on the "folly" of the concept of dissociative identity disorder (DID) (1,2). Psychiatrists are, of course, entitled to their opinions about any disorder; however, the prominence given these 2 papers may create the
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Dissociative identity disorder: Recent developments
American Journal of Psychotherapy
; In recent years Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD), despite the controversy that surrounds virtually every aspect of the phenomenology, diagnosis, and treatment of this condition, has been diagnosed and treated with increasing frequency.
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Working with dissociative fugue in a general psychotherapy practice: A cautionary tale
American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis
; Dissociative Fugue is a somewhat rare condition that therapists may see only once or twice over the course of a professional career. A brief review of the uses of hypnosis in the treatment of Dissociative Fugue is followed by a presentation of the case of a 51 -year-old man who presented with the
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Antaeus and androgogy: Negotiating paradigm exhaustion and pursuing professional growth in clinical practice
American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis
; Keywords: Antaeus, androgogy, hypnosis, Dissociative Fugue, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), Dissociative Disorder not Otherwise Specified (DDNOS), paradigm exhaustion, professional growth. Introduction As a medical student I was amazed and awed by the academic conferences and grand rounds at
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The man who could fit on the head of a pin.(THE PSYCHIATRIST'S TOOLBOX)(person with dissociative disorder)
Clinical Psychiatry News
; Some years ago, an internist referred a man to me whose presenting problems included feeling like he was shrinking four or five times a day. This happened at work and in many social situations, especially when he was under stress. The patient, who was 44 years old, was very successful in business
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The parenting experiences of mothers with dissociative disorders
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
; This article presents a qualitative analysis of the experience of parenting of mothers with dissociative disorders. This analysis was performed to complement the quantitative analysis of problems of mothers with dissociative disorders that Benjamin, Benjamin, and Rind (1996) presented previously.
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Dissociative disorders definition criticized.(News)
Clinical Psychiatry News
; PHILADELPHIA -- The current official definition of dissociative disorders is too limited and hard for clinicians to use in practice, experts said at the annual conference of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. The diagnostic criteria for dissociative disorders in
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The Persistence of Folly: A Critical Examination of Dissociative Identity Disorder. Part I. The Excesses of an Improbable Concept
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
; Objective: To examine the concept of dissociative identity disorder (DID). Method: We reviewed the literature. Results: The literature shows that 1) there is no proof for the claim that DID results from childhood trauma; 2) the condition cannot be reliably diagnosed; 3) contrary to theory, DID
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