Ebook: Handbook of Dissociation: Theoretical, Empirical, and Clinical Perspectives

Within the last decade there has been a tremendous explosion in the clinical, theoretical, and empirical literature related to the study of dissociation. Not since the work done at the tum of the century by Pierre Janet, Morton Prince, William James, and others have the psychological and medical communities shown this great an interest in describing and understanding dissociative phenomena. This volume is the result of this significant expansion. Presently, interest in the scientific and clinical progress in the field of dissociation is indicated by the following: 1. The explosion of conferences, workshops, and seminars devoted to disso­ ciative disorders treatment and research. 2. The emergence of NIMH-supported investigations that focus on dissociation. 3. The burgeoning literature on dissociation. According to a 1992 biblio­ graphic analysis of the field by Goettman et al. (1992), 72% of all writings on the topic have appeared in the past decade, with about 1000 published papers scattered across diverse disciplines and journals. 4. Current interest in dissociation as reflected in the appearance of major articles and special issues in respected psychology and psychiatry journals. 5. The initiation of a journal entitled Dissociation (Richard Kluft, MD, Editor) devoted to the area.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
History, Phenomenology, and Epidemiology of Dissociation....Pages 3-24
European Studies of Dissociation....Pages 25-49
Dissociation in Normal Populations....Pages 51-66
Front Matter....Pages 67-68
Dissociation in Typical and Atypical Development....Pages 69-89
Child Abuse in the Etiology of Dissociative Disorders....Pages 91-105
Disorganization and Disorientation in Infant Strange Situation Behavior....Pages 107-138
Dissociative Disorders in Children and Adolescents....Pages 139-159
Front Matter....Pages 161-162
Recent Developments in the Neurobiology of Dissociation....Pages 163-190
Hypnosis and Dissociation....Pages 191-206
Emotional Dissociation in Response to Trauma....Pages 207-224
Front Matter....Pages 225-226
Diagnostic Issues, Criteria, and Comorbidity of Dissociative Disorders....Pages 227-250
The Psychological Assessment of Dissociation....Pages 251-267
Psychophysiological Assessment of Dissociative Disorders....Pages 269-287
Front Matter....Pages 289-290
Depersonalization and Derealization....Pages 291-305
Dissociative Amnesia and Dissociative Fugue....Pages 307-336
Dissociative Identity Disorder....Pages 337-366
Dissociative Symptoms in the Diagnosis of Acute Stress Disorder....Pages 367-380
Posttraumatic Responses to Childhood Abuse and Implications for Treatment....Pages 381-397
Front Matter....Pages 399-400
A Cognitively Based Treatment Model for DSM-IV Dissociative Identity Disorder....Pages 401-411
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy of Dissociative Identity Disorder....Pages 413-429
Front Matter....Pages 399-400
Overt-Covert Dissociation and Hypnotic Ego State Therapy....Pages 431-448
Hypnotherapeutic Techniques to Facilitate Psychotherapy with PTSD and Dissociative Clients....Pages 449-474
Memory Processing and the Healing Experience....Pages 475-498
Inpatient Treatment of Dissociative Disorders....Pages 499-524
Art and the Dissociative Paracosm....Pages 525-544
Psychopharmacology....Pages 545-566
Front Matter....Pages 567-567
Clinical Aspects of Sadistic Ritual Abuse....Pages 569-594
Legal and Ethical Issues in the Treatment of Dissociative Disorders....Pages 595-615
Back Matter....Pages 617-645

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
History, Phenomenology, and Epidemiology of Dissociation....Pages 3-24
European Studies of Dissociation....Pages 25-49
Dissociation in Normal Populations....Pages 51-66
Front Matter....Pages 67-68
Dissociation in Typical and Atypical Development....Pages 69-89
Child Abuse in the Etiology of Dissociative Disorders....Pages 91-105
Disorganization and Disorientation in Infant Strange Situation Behavior....Pages 107-138
Dissociative Disorders in Children and Adolescents....Pages 139-159
Front Matter....Pages 161-162
Recent Developments in the Neurobiology of Dissociation....Pages 163-190
Hypnosis and Dissociation....Pages 191-206
Emotional Dissociation in Response to Trauma....Pages 207-224
Front Matter....Pages 225-226
Diagnostic Issues, Criteria, and Comorbidity of Dissociative Disorders....Pages 227-250
The Psychological Assessment of Dissociation....Pages 251-267
Psychophysiological Assessment of Dissociative Disorders....Pages 269-287
Front Matter....Pages 289-290
Depersonalization and Derealization....Pages 291-305
Dissociative Amnesia and Dissociative Fugue....Pages 307-336
Dissociative Identity Disorder....Pages 337-366
Dissociative Symptoms in the Diagnosis of Acute Stress Disorder....Pages 367-380
Posttraumatic Responses to Childhood Abuse and Implications for Treatment....Pages 381-397
Front Matter....Pages 399-400
A Cognitively Based Treatment Model for DSM-IV Dissociative Identity Disorder....Pages 401-411
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy of Dissociative Identity Disorder....Pages 413-429
Front Matter....Pages 399-400
Overt-Covert Dissociation and Hypnotic Ego State Therapy....Pages 431-448
Hypnotherapeutic Techniques to Facilitate Psychotherapy with PTSD and Dissociative Clients....Pages 449-474
Memory Processing and the Healing Experience....Pages 475-498
Inpatient Treatment of Dissociative Disorders....Pages 499-524
Art and the Dissociative Paracosm....Pages 525-544
Psychopharmacology....Pages 545-566
Front Matter....Pages 567-567
Clinical Aspects of Sadistic Ritual Abuse....Pages 569-594
Legal and Ethical Issues in the Treatment of Dissociative Disorders....Pages 595-615
Back Matter....Pages 617-645
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