Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder / Edition 1

by James L. Spira

Overview

A Volume in the Jossey-Bass Library of Current ClinicalTechnique

Discusses clinical treatment, including cognitive therapy,psychodynamic therapy, short-term in-patient treatment, longer termhospitalization, and the correct use of hypnosis. Also discussed ishow the study of this controversial diagnosis reveals the innerworkings of the normal functioning mind.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780787903299
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	06/14/1996
Series:	Jossey-Bass Library of Current Clinical
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	5.12(w) x 11.02(h) x 1.38(d)

About the Author

JAMES L. SPIRA, Ph.D., M.P.H., is on the faculty of the department of psychiatry and department of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine. He serves as the director of the program in health psychology at The Center for Living, Duke University.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction: Disorder (MPD)
Part One: Understanding and Treating Dissociative IdentityDisorder
1. Psychological Assessment(Judith Armstrong)
2. Dissociation, Psychotherapy, and the Cognitive Sciences(DanielJ. Siegel)
3. Models of Helping: The Role of Responsibility(Catherine G.Fine)
Part Two: Outpatient Interventions
4. Treatment of Early Onset(Gary Peterson)
5. An Outline for Psychoanalytic Treatment(Stephen S. Marmer)
6. The Use of Hypnosis in Diagnosis and Treatment(WilliamSmith)
7. Expressive Therapy(Peggy L. Dawson, John F. Higdon)
Part Three: Inpatient Interventions
8. Hospital Treatment(Richard P. Kluft)
9. Short-Term, Problem-Oriented Inpatient Treatment(Colin A. Ross)

Editorial Reviews

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a new and more accurate designation for what was formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD). In this volume, psychiatrists, psychologists, and therapists offer clear, authoritative, and updated information on a variety of techniques for the assessment and management of the disorder. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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