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ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD The Diagnosis and Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder A Case Study and Contemporary Perspective 2015 Edition by Ronald A. Moline
The diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as multiple personality disorder, remains controversial, despite its inclusion as an established diagnosis in psychiatry's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV). This book consists, first, of the detailed description of the treatment of a patient whose syndrome of DID emerged in the course of therapy, by a psychoanalyst who entered into the therapy as a complete skeptic. The therapist's willingness to explore the meaning and reality of the dramatic and at times bizarre presentation of this disorder in a prolonged and difficult treatment was accompanied by an eventual successful outcome. Using this case as a reference point, the author then provides a contemporary exploration of the literature about the authenticity of this diagnosis and approaches to its treatment. Table of contents :- AcknowledgmentsPrefaceSECTION I - CLINICALChapter One: "The therapist must be alert to personal problems"Chapter Two: "It is necessary to meet and directly interact with alter personalities"Chapter Three: "Therapy can be strenuous"Chapter Four: "Nothing happened to me!"Chapter Five: "Nice life"Chapter Six: "What is wrong with my mother?"Chapter Seven: "The intense symbiotic dyads are very hard for the therapist to penetrate"Chapter Eight: "God, I'm going to miss little Claire"Chapter Nine: "It would be premature to cast the syndrome into a rigid form"SECTION II - THEORETICALChapter Ten: Psychiatric DiagnosisChapter Eleven: The Syndrome IChapter Twelve: The Syndrome IIChapter Thirteen: The Syndrome IIIChapter Fourteen: Treatment: non-psychoanalytic techniquesChapter Fifteen: Treatment: psychoanalytic perspectives IChapter Sixteen: Treatment: psychoanalytic perspectives IIChapter Seventeen: NarrativeChapter Eighteen: Neurobiological considerationsChapter Nineteen: ConclusionPostscriptReferencesAbout the AuthorIndex