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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Dissociative Identity Disorder"”.
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Altering perceptions of child sexual abuse survivors and individuals with dissociative identity disorder
… member of society. Lori is also diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). From age 3, Lori was violently raped and assaulted by several perpetrators, yet views her multiple personalities as strength, as survival mechanisms, and wants to share her story to help prevent child sexual …
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Differences Between Individuals with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) Based on Receipt of Government Disability Benefits
… study compared outpatient individuals who have Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and receive governmental disability benefits (n=42) to individuals who have DID and are not receiving governmental disability benefits (n=90). Internet peer support groups for DID were used to invite volunteers …
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A case study investigation of the development and treatment of alter personalities in dissociative identity disorder
Progress in the study and treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) has been hampered by ideological debate regarding its validity. This is particularly the case when patient's suffering from DID also report ritualistic abuse. Part of the difficulty has been that past studies have not …
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"My soul is scattered" : a psychotherapeutic treatment narrative highlighting symptoms and dynamics associated with Dissociative Identity Disorder
… relating to the psychotherapeutic treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly Multiple Personality Disorder.) Over the last three decades, significant developments have been made in the areas of dissociative disorders research and clinical practice.
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"A Multitude of Little Luminosities": Dissociative Multiplicity as an Image of and Invitation to Psyche, through a Case of Dissociative Identity Disorder
… of her work with a patient experiencing dissociative identity disorder (DID). The researcher focused on unique ways in which dissociation and multiplicity impacted the therapy relationship and impacted work on the patient’s experience of self, including healing traumatic wounds, …
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Dissociations in Acting: An investigation of how existing and emergent acting methodologies may be used to create new knowledge and practice, informed by and in response to dissociative identity disorder
… aim of creating original authentic portrayals of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) in theatre. This is a practice-based MPhil that uses an interdisciplinary approach and has been organised around two key concepts, the notion of de-roleing and that of dissociative identity disorder. It examines …
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Prevalence of Undiagnosed Dissociative Disorders in an Inpatient Setting
This study examined the prevalence of undiagnosed dissociative disorders in a sample of 201 adult patients admitted to a private psychiatric hospital in a major metropolitan city in the south-central United States, over an eight-month period. A screening measure, two blind structured interviews, …
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Art as Occupation: A Phenomenological Study of Art as a Means of Self-Expression for an Individual Recovering from Severe Physical, Sexual, and Ritual Abuse
… recovering from severe abuse with a diagnosis of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). After an extensive literature review, the qualitative data was gathered during thorough semi-structured interviews using conference calls and correspondence through e-mail with the participant. Data analysis …
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Art Based Communication for Individuals with Dissociative Spectrum Disorders
… noninvasive ways art might help people on the dissociative spectrum communicate their physical and psychological experiences to health professionals (HP). Dissociative disorders are often the outcome of childhood trauma, and individuals with a history of physical or sexual abuse have a higher …
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Satanic abuse, false memories, weird beliefs and moral panics
… of the diagnosis of multiple personality disorder (MPD), now known as dissociative identity disorder (DID). This reflective analysis, written for the PhD by prior publication, explores how my journalism has made an original and significant contribution to knowledge in my own field, …
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Exploring the Consequences of Psychological Trauma: The View From The Swamp
… in individuals who define themselves as having Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). The diagnosis of DID has been controversial for many years and the existence of the experience of multiple identities questioned. This study is interested in finding out more about the lived experience of those …
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The Relationship Between Dissociation and Object-Relations Impairment in Adult Female Incest Survivor Clients with and without Personality Splitting
… appears to play a role in the formation of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) (formerly Multiple Personality Disorder). This study investigated whether a relationship exists between dissociation and object-relations impairment in incest survivors and whether DID incest survivors have …
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The experiences of foster parents who have been through therapeutic training
… meet the criteria for a possible mental health disorder, compared to one in ten children outside the care system (DofE, 2018). Given that foster children are vulnerable because of their experiences, training for foster parents is potentially one way of helping to support the children. The aim of …