Also, I searched pubmed a bit and found some more (recent) articles of interest.
They are:
International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (2011) Guidelines For Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder in Adults, Third Revision. 12:2, 115-187.
Ross C. Errors of Logic and Scholarship Concerning Dissociative Identity Disorder. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 18:221–231, 2009.
Forrest K. Toward an Etiology of Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Neurodevelopmental Approach. Consciousness and Cognition 10, 259–293 (2001)
Manning M, Manning R. Convergent Paradigms for Visual Neuroscience and Dissociative Identity Disorder. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 10:4, 405-419
I really recommend that if you have DID, you read the first one (guidelines for treatment of DID) and make sure your therapist is at least roughly following the guidelines in the article. Unforuntaly, if therapists are not properly trained to treat DID, they can actually make it worse rather than better. I know it's a long article, and there is summary version available that I can post, but I really recommend you read the whole thing.
Again, if you would like me to post any other articles, simply let me know!
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age: 23
dx: bipolar I, ADHD-C, tourette's syndrome, OCD, trichotillomania, GAD, Social Phobia, BPD, RLS
current meds: depakote (divalproex sodium) 1000mg, abilify (aripiprazole) 4mg, cymbalta (duloxetine) 60mg, dexedrine (dexamphetamine) 35mg, ativan (lorazepam) 1mg prn, iron supplements
past meds: ritalin, adderall, risperdal, geodon, paxil, celexa, zoloft
other: individual talk therapy, CBT, group therapy, couple's therapy, hypnosis
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