Dissociation Archives

Dissociation FAQs (Website)

Website from the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation answering frequently asked questions about dissociation.

Right-Sizing Screening and Assessment for Dissociation

Refine EMDR readiness by selecting and using effective dissociation screening tools to guide safe, tailored trauma treatment.

Using the DNMS to Prepare Dissociative Clients for EMDR

Learn DNMS-based EMDR Phase 2 strategies using ego state therapy to stabilize dissociative clients and prepare for safe processing.

Dissociative Experiences Scale – II

The Dissociative Experiences Scale is a self-assessment tool useful in determining whether a full clinical interview might be useful.

EMDR Therapy for Dissociation in Children & Adolescents

How can EMDR therapy help children & teens make sense of internal fragmentation of dissociation? Learn more in the Let’s Talk EMDR podcast.

Psychological therapy for functional neurological disorder: Examining impact on dissociation, psychological distress and general functioning (Journal of Trauma and Dissociation)

This study explored the dissociative profile of patients with functional neurological disorder (FND) and evaluated whether individual psychological therapy improved dissociative symptoms, psychological distress and general functioning.

EMDR: dispelling the false memory creation myth in response to Otgaar et al. (2022a) (Frontiers in Psychology)

This paper examines an article by Otgaar et al. (2022a) which claims that psychotherapy can induce false memories of trauma.

EMDR Therapy and Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

We turned to EMDRIA member Jamie Marich, Ph.D. to help us understand more about EMDR therapy and Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID).

Treatment for childhood and adolescent dissociation: A systematic review (Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy)

A systematic review for treatment of childhood and adolescent dissociation.

Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing as add-on treatment to enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy for patients with anorexia nervosa reporting childhood maltreatment: A quasi-experimental multicenter study (European Eating Disorders Review)

This study reports reduced eating disorder (ED) symptoms and dissociative symptoms and improved outcomes for patients with anorexia nervosa and childhood maltreatment when EMDR therapy was added to enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E).

The role of dissociation-related beliefs about memory in trauma-focused treatment (European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2023)

Patients with PTSD, dissociative symptoms, or dissociation-related beliefs about memory received individual prolonged exposure (PE) and EMDR.

The integrative process promoted by EMDR in dissociative disorders: Neurobiological mechanisms, psychometric tools, and intervention efficacy on the psychological impact of COVID19 pandemic (Frontiers in Psychology)

Structural dissociation of personality theory & polyvagal theory in conceptualization of COVID-19 pandemic-triggered dissociative disorder.

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