Structural Dissociation: A Proposed Modification of the Theory

Colin A. Ross; M.D.

ISBN 10: 0981537618 / ISBN 13: 9780981537610

Published by Manitou Communications, 2013

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Synopsis:

In Structural Dissociation, Dr. Ross proposes a modification of Van Der Hart, Nijenhuis, and Steele's theory of structural dissociation. Rather than requiring an emotional personality (EP) to be present in all cases, Dr. Ross suggests that a dissociated compartment could hold a wounded inner child or ego state (an EP), but also simply a thought, feeling, impulse, memory or sensation, without there being a separate entity with its own sense of self. Expanding the model in this way allows for the inclusion of many different DSM-5 disorders within the same structure and process, and thereby leads to an integrated treatment plan for the extensive comorbidity that often accompanies complex dissociative disorders. The modified version of structural dissociation supports the use of dissociative disorders treatment techniques for many different disorders, addictions and self-defeating behaviors.

About the Author: Colin A. Ross, M.D. is the author of over 170 peer reviewed papers in professional journals. His books include Dissociative Identity Disorder: Diagnosis, Clinical Features, and Treatment of Multiple Personality, and Trauma Model Therapy: A Treatment Approach for Trauma, Dissociation and Complex Comorbidity. He is the Past President of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Structural Dissociation: A Proposed ...
Publisher: Manitou Communications
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good