Deborah Bray Haddock, M.Ed., M.A., L.P., is a psychologist specializing in trauma-related disorders, post-traumatic stress, eating disorders, and dissociation.

• Chapter One Dissociation: An OverviewTerminologyDiagnostic CriteriaHistory of Dissociation and DIDCurrent ThinkingUnderstanding the Parts of the SelfThe Brain and DissociationThe Effects of TraumaChapter Two Creative Coping or Dysfunction? You Be the JudgeDevelopment of DIDMental Disorders and Adaptive FunctioningAdaptive FunctioningBrain Maturation and Emotional ManagementDevelopmental IssuesDevelopmental Stages of ChildhoodDevelopmental DeficitsExamples of Adaptive FunctioningAdaptive Versus Maladaptive Functions of DIDSummaryChapter Three Diagnosing the DisorderIndicators of DissociationDID Versus SchizophreniaEgo States and DiagnosisBorderline Personality Disorder Versus DIDEarly Diagnostic BenchmarksBASK ModelDissociative Experience Scale (DES)Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire (SDQ-20)Guidelines for Diagnosis and TreatmentSummaryChapter Four Treatment Philosophies and ApproachesInsurance Versus Fee for ServiceChoosing a TherapistContacting TherapistsTreatment ApproachesTheoretical Perspectives in Treating DIDOther PerspectivesSummaryChapter Five Stages of Therapy and What to ExpectStabilizationIssues Related to SelfTrauma WorkIntegration WorkPostintegration TherapyChapter Six When Seeing a Therapist Is Not EnoughTherapist FitInternal ConflictsDefensesConflicts with the TherapistFearStressTransitionsInterventionsTrauma SymptomsAdjunctive TherapiesSummaryChapter Seven How Medication Might HelpMedicationDepressionAnxietyAlternative TreatmentsSummaryFAQs About Medication and DIDChapter Eight Learning to Trust Again: The Group Therapy ProcessSupport GroupsPsychoeducational GroupsTherapy GroupsThe Group ProcessThe Therapist/Facilitator RoleBoundariesTreatment TechniquesThought QuestionsChapter Nine Self-Help and Coping StrategiesDissociation and SwitchingInternal Communication TechniquesBasic Safety PlanAccepting Internal PartsOrganizing Information for Family and FriendsImagery for Managing FeelingsA Healthy Lifestyle as a Strategy for CopingSummaryChapter Ten Survival Tips for Significant Others (and Therapists Too)Basic CommunicationBoundary IssuesSelf-CareEpilogueAppendix A: Treatment ProgramsAppendix B: ResourcesNotesBibliographyIndex

Deborah Bray Haddock, M.Ed., M.A., L.P., is a psychologist specializing in trauma-related disorders, post-traumatic stress, eating disorders, and dissociation.

• Chapter One Dissociation: An OverviewTerminologyDiagnostic CriteriaHistory of Dissociation and DIDCurrent ThinkingUnderstanding the Parts of the SelfThe Brain and DissociationThe Effects of TraumaChapter Two Creative Coping or Dysfunction? You Be the JudgeDevelopment of DIDMental Disorders and Adaptive FunctioningAdaptive FunctioningBrain Maturation and Emotional ManagementDevelopmental IssuesDevelopmental Stages of ChildhoodDevelopmental DeficitsExamples of Adaptive FunctioningAdaptive Versus Maladaptive Functions of DIDSummaryChapter Three Diagnosing the DisorderIndicators of DissociationDID Versus SchizophreniaEgo States and DiagnosisBorderline Personality Disorder Versus DIDEarly Diagnostic BenchmarksBASK ModelDissociative Experience Scale (DES)Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire (SDQ-20)Guidelines for Diagnosis and TreatmentSummaryChapter Four Treatment Philosophies and ApproachesInsurance Versus Fee for ServiceChoosing a TherapistContacting TherapistsTreatment ApproachesTheoretical Perspectives in Treating DIDOther PerspectivesSummaryChapter Five Stages of Therapy and What to ExpectStabilizationIssues Related to SelfTrauma WorkIntegration WorkPostintegration TherapyChapter Six When Seeing a Therapist Is Not EnoughTherapist FitInternal ConflictsDefensesConflicts with the TherapistFearStressTransitionsInterventionsTrauma SymptomsAdjunctive TherapiesSummaryChapter Seven How Medication Might HelpMedicationDepressionAnxietyAlternative TreatmentsSummaryFAQs About Medication and DIDChapter Eight Learning to Trust Again: The Group Therapy ProcessSupport GroupsPsychoeducational GroupsTherapy GroupsThe Group ProcessThe Therapist/Facilitator RoleBoundariesTreatment TechniquesThought QuestionsChapter Nine Self-Help and Coping StrategiesDissociation and SwitchingInternal Communication TechniquesBasic Safety PlanAccepting Internal PartsOrganizing Information for Family and FriendsImagery for Managing FeelingsA Healthy Lifestyle as a Strategy for CopingSummaryChapter Ten Survival Tips for Significant Others (and Therapists Too)Basic CommunicationBoundary IssuesSelf-CareEpilogueAppendix A: Treatment ProgramsAppendix B: ResourcesNotesBibliographyIndex