Intellectual Functioning of Inpatients with Dissociative Identity Disorder and Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified

1996 ◽  
Vol 184 (5) ◽  
pp. 289-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
EDWARD D. ROSSINI ◽  
DAVID R. SCHWARTZ ◽  
BENNETT G. BRAUN
2005 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 445-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin A. Ross ◽  
Joan Weathersbee Ellason

The Dissociative Disorders Interview Schedule was administered to 1,308 subjects in eight diagnostic categories, including 296 with dissociative identity disorder. The study tested three hypotheses: (1) the Mahalanobis distance between dissociative identity disorder and each of seven other diagnostic categories would be large, (2) the closest diagnostic category to dissociative identity disorder would be dissociative disorder not otherwise specified, and (3) nondissociative diagnostic categories would be closer to each other than any one to dissociative identity disorder. All three hypotheses were confirmed by these data. The findings support the conclusion that dissociative identity disorder is a discrete category or taxon.


1991 ◽  
Vol 159 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Partha Sarathi Das ◽  
Shekhar Saxena

When 42 cases of primary dissociative states from India were classified according to DSM–III–R and ICD–10 criteria, DSM–III–R was found to be unsatisfactory, with 40 (95.2%) cases receiving a diagnosis of dissociative disorder not otherwise specified. The majority fit well into simple dissociative and possession disorders. ICD–10 was found to be more satisfactory, with 36 (85.5%) patients fitting into specific subcategories, which, however, need to be defined and described more explicitly.


2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-56
Author(s):  
Alan Cohen

This article describes the integration of e-mail correspondence with EMDR treatment for a woman with a fear of driving and a diagnosis of dissociative disorder, not otherwise specified (DDNOS). When the client first presented for treatment, her diagnosis was unrecognized, and treatment showed limited success. With recognition of the DDNOS diagnosis, the treatment contract was renegotiated, with the focus of therapy shifting to addressing her dissociative experiences. Therapeutic progress was being made when the course of the treatment was interrupted by war in the north of Israel, and regular meetings became impossible. Communication was maintained by e-mail correspondence. When face-to-face sessions recommenced, the e-mail therapy continued because writing had become a powerful therapeutic tool. Therapy concluded with the successful treatment of both the dissociative disorder and the fear of driving. Cautions regarding the use of e-mail therapy are provided.


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