The Diagnosis and Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder : A Case Study and Contemporary Perspective

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. -- Machine Generated Contents Note: Section I Clinical -- 1.the Therapist Must Be Alert To Interpersonal Problems -- 2.it Is Necessary To Meet And Interact Directly With Alter Personalities -- 3.therapy Can Be Strenuous -- 4.nothing Happened To Me! -- 5.nice Life -- 6.what Is Wrong With My Mother? -- 7.the Intense Symbiotic Dyads Are Very Difficult For The Therapist To Penetrate -- 8.god, I'm Going To Miss Little Claire -- 9.it Would Be Premature To Cast The Syndrome Of Multiple Personality Into A Rigid Form -- Section Ii Theoretical -- 10.psychiatric Diagnosis -- 11.the Syndrome I -- 12.the Syndrome Ii -- 13.the Syndrome Iii -- 14.treatment: Nonpsychoanalytic Techniques -- 15.treatment: Psychoanalytic Perspectives I -- 16.treatment: Psychoanalytic Perspectives Ii -- 17.narrative -- 18.neurobiological Considerations -- 19.conclusion. Ronald A. Moline. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "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."-- Back cover This book provides an extensive narrative on the successful treatment of a patient whose syndrome of dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality disorder) emerged in the course of therapy, and a thoughtful examination and critique of the contemporary literature, pro and con, about the authenticity of this syndrome.