Diagnosis Quote by Marlene Steinberg

“Early identification of patients who suffer from dissociative symptoms and disorders is essential for successful treatment, because these disorders do not resolve spontaneously. In…

— Marlene Steinberg

“Further evidence for the pathogenic role of dissociation has come from a largescale clinical and community study of traumatized people conducted by a task…

— Judith Lewis Herman

“Extreme versions of DID occasionally develop in response to particularly horrific ongoing trauma (e.g., children exploited through involvement in years of forced prostitution), with…

— James A. Chu

“Dissociative symptoms—primarily depersonalization and derealization—are elements in other DSM-IV disorders, including schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder, and in the neurologic syndrome of temporal lobe…

— James A. Chu

“‎I don't suffer from dissociative identity disorder but my other personalities do.”

— Jaime Johnesee

“Those with dissociative disorders face a big enough battle living as multiples and dealing with past trauma. Like everyone else, they deserve to be…

— Carol Broad

“No, my GP hadn’t ever heard of dissociative disorders and just wanted to prescribe medication, but I could still build a good, supportive relationship…

— Carolyn Spring

“Once the individual has learned to dissociate in the context of trauma, he or she may subsequently transfer this response to other situations and…

— Julie P. Gentile

“Denial is commonly found among persons with dissociative disorders. My favorite quotation from such a client is, "We are not multiple, we made it…

— Alison Miller

“Had I not been dissociative, I never would have survived.”

— Wendy Hoffman

“Beneath the surface of the protective parts of trauma survivors there exists an undamaged essence, a Self that is confident, curious, and calm, a…

— Bessel A. van der Kolk

“Treating Abuse Today (Tat), 3(4), pp. 26-33 Freyd: I see what you're saying but people in psychology don't have a uniform agreement on this…

— David L. Calof

“The lifetime prevalence of dissociative disorders among women in a general urban Turkish community was 18.3%, with 1.1% having DID (ar, Akyüz, & Doan,…

— Paul H Blaney

“Despite the growing clinical and research interest in dissociative symptoms and disorders, it is also true that the substantial prevalence rates for dissociative disorders…

— Paul H Blaney

“Identity confusion... is as if somebody lost their mental road map and has no appreciation of who they are or what is going on…

— Richard A. Chefetz