SAWE, I haven't had time to read the whole article, but it looks interesting. It is talking about using DTD as a diagnosis for children. What strikes me is that many who experience a cumulative trauma in their childhoods don't "come to light" until a few decades later as they have increasing difficulty coping with life, the bad "secrets" from childhood are escaping or revealed, or for some, they are so very tired of being unhappy or dysfunctional. So I wonder what adult diagnosis the childhood diagnosis of DTD would match up to? Would it be complex PTSD? Unfortunately, many children who might have DTD are not identified while children. And is there a current childhood diagnosis this would replace? (Complex PTSD diagnosed early?)

I hope to have time to read more of the article later. Thanks for posting.