Traumatic Dissociation

This book is an excellent collection of chapters that provide a good review of the existing literature in the field. It is also provides fertile ground for new research ideas. I am very familiar with the literature in this area, yet many of the chapters had me jotting down new references and new ideas to consider. The three well-known editors have collected a stellar lineup of the most important researchers in the field of traumatic dissociation. Chapters are mostly well written and are always intriguing. This book makes a voluble overall contribution to the literature in this area. * PsycCRITIQUES * In all, this book succeeds in drawing together different historical, research, and clinical strands into a largely cohesive text. It acknowledges the considerable controversy regarding dissociation in psychiatry and takes a realistic attitude toward limitation in the current body of knowledge. Traumatic Dissociation: Neurobiology and Treatment will be of interest to practitioners likely to encounter patients with a history of traumatic exposure and to researchers in the filed of dissociation, since it offers insights from a multitude of perspective. * American Journal of Psychiatry * This book attempts to compile the most current knowledge about dissociation, and while there are likely others that address similar topics, this one dose so relatively completely and concisely. * Doddy Enterprises * Traumatic Dissociation: Neurobiology and Treatment provides the reader with a complex history of the field of traumatic dissociation along with new empirical and therapeutic insights, bringing together theoretical, cognitive, and neurobiological perspectives. This advanced introductory text assesses phenomenological observations that have been overlooked or neglected in past research. -- Dr. Jacqueline A. Carleton * Keeping In Touch *

Eric Vermetten, M.D., Ph.D., is Head of Research for Military Mental Health at Central Military Hospital and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University Medical Center Utrecht in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Martin J. Dorahy, Ph.D., is Clinical and Research Psychologist at the Trauma Resource Centre, North & West Belfast Health and Social Services Trust, and Research Tutor in the School of Psychology at The Queen's University of Belfast in Northern Ireland. David Spiegel, M.D., is Jack, Lulu, and Sam Wilson Professor at the School of Medicine, Associate Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Medical Director at the Center for Integrative Medicine at Stanford University in Stanford, California.

Contributors Preface Introduction Part 1: Conceptual Domain of Dissociation Chapter 1. Relationship Between Trauma and Dissociation: A Historical Analysis Chapter 2. Attachment, Disorganization, and Dissociation Chapter 3. Memory and Attentional Processes in Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Review of the Empirical Literature Chapter 4. Relationships Between Dissociation and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Chapter 5. Perceptual Processing and Traumatic Stress: Contributions From Hypnosis Part II: Neurobiology of Traumaand Dissociation Chapter 6. Translational Research Issues in Dissociation Chapter 7. Neuroendocrine Markers of Early Trauma: Implications for Posttraumatic Stress Disorders Chapter 8. Symptoms of Dissociation in Healthy Military Populations: Why and How Do War Fighters Differ in Responses to Intense Stress? Chapter 9. Peritraumatic Dissociation: Time Perception and Cerebellar Regulation of Psychological, Interpersonal, and Biological Processes Chapter 10. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Provocation and Neuroimaging: Heterogeneity of Response Chapter 11. Psychobiology of Traumatization and Trauma-Related Structural Dissociation of the Personality Part III: Contemporary Implications for Assessment and Treatment Chapter 12. Psychiatric Approaches to Dissociation: Integrating History, Biology, and Clinical Assessment Chapter 13. Psychological Assessment of Posttraumatic Dissociation Chapter 14. Dissociative Identity Disorder: Issues in the Iatrogenesis Controversy Chapter 15. Applications of Innate Affect Theory to the Understanding and Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder Chapter 16. Trauma, Dissociation, and Impulse Dyscontrol: Lessons From the Eating Disorders Field Chapter 17. Treatment of Traumatic Dissociation Afterword Index