Dissociation : Vol. 7, No. 2 (June 1994)

Young, Walter C. 2005-10-10T17:04:46Z 2005-10-10T17:04:46Z 1994-06 0896-2863 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/1555 p. 129-133 Two multiple personality disorder patients with severe, persistent phobias were treated using Eye Movement Desensitization/Reprocessing (EMDR). Both patients achieved significantly beneficial results with a single session in one patient and two sessions in another. Each patient confronted the previously phobic object successfully showing an objective measure of success and results were maintained at six months follow-up. Caution should be exercised from generalizing the use of EMDR for specific target symptoms to using it as a total treatment technique. Further research is needed to determine the efficacy of EMDR as a treatment procedure in general and its role in the overall treatment of dissociative conditions. 265022 bytes application/pdf en_US Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Dissociation Dissociation : Vol. 7, No. 2, p. 129-133 : EMDR treatment of phobic symptoms in multiple personality disorder EMDR treatment of phobic symptoms in multiple personality disorder Article

Steinberg, Annie Steinberg, Marlene, 1953- 2005-10-10T16:40:47Z 2005-10-10T16:40:47Z 1994-06 0896-2863 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/1553 p. 117-128 Although the connection between abuse in childhood and later development of multiple personality disorder is increasingly well-documented, few studies exist of dissociative identity disorder (DID) patients drawn from a subpopulation at high risk for child abuse, namely individuals with disabilities. This paper presents the diagnostic assessment of DID in an adolescent who is blind, using the Structural Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Dissociative Disorders (SCID-D), an extensively field-tested semi-structured interview for the detection of dissociative symptoms and disorders. The case study includes a description and analysis of the patient's SCID-D interview and its findings, with emphasis on the similarity of the patient's symptoms to those reported by adult patients without disabilities who suffer from DID. The article concludes with remarks about the need for further research regarding the prevalence of dissociative disorders in a) the adolescent population; and b) the population of individuals with physical or developmental disabilities. In addition, new studies utilizing the SCID-D should facilitate systematic investigation of dissociative symptoms and disorders in the adolescent population. 314197 bytes application/pdf en_US Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Dissociation Dissociation : Vol. 7, No. 2, p. 117-128 : Systematic assessment of dissociative identity disorder in an adolescent who is blind Systematic assessment of dissociative identity disorder in an adolescent who is blind Article

Ellason, Joan W. Ross, Colin A. Mayran, Lawrence W. Sainton, Kelly 2005-10-10T16:21:02Z 2005-10-10T16:21:02Z 1994-06 0896-2863 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/1551 p. 101-103 The line and circle farms of the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES I and DES II) were administered to 65 subjects in the general population, 87 subjects with a clinical diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder, and 26 subjects with a diagnosis of chemical dependency. In all three samples the DES II showed excellent validity when compared to the original line form of the DES. 269082 bytes application/pdf en_US Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Dissociation Dissociation : Vol. 7, No. 2, p. 101-103 : Convergent validity of the new form of the DES Convergent validity of the new form of the DES Article