Dissociation : Vol. 7, No. 2, p. 104-111 : A group for partners and parents of MPD clients part II: themes and responses
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Date
1994-06
Authors
Benjamin, Lynn R.
Benjamin, Robert
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Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Dissociation
Abstract
Over more than seven years, common themes have emerged in an adjunctive group for partners and parents of MPD clients. Those themes include: the diagnosis, how the family member "ought " to behave, anger, the sense and fear of loss, self-caring and setting limits, how much to trust the MPD client, the struggle to avoid becoming a "therapist' family member, how to deal with the outside world, marital and sexual issues, how the therapeutic relationship of the MPD client affects the non-MPD group member, family of origin issues, credibility of the MPD client, the non-MPD family member as "monster," existential and spiritual issues, and changes in the relationship upon recovery. This paper examines these themes and therapist responses to the issues of self-care and exploitation, sexual dysfunction, sadistic ritual abuse, the repressed memory controversy, criticism of the MPD client's therapist and parenting.
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p. 104-111