Forensic aspects of dissociative identity disorder / / edited by Adah Sachs and Graeme Galton

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781280403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Karnac Books, , 2008
• ISBN: 0-429-91383-4; 9780429896943; 0-429-47483-0; 1-283-07070-7; 9786613070708; 1-84940-661-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 volume (291 pages); ; 23 cm
• Collana: Forensic psychotherapy monograph series
• Altri autori (Persone): GaltonGraeme; SachsAdah
• Disciplina: 614.15
• Soggetti: Multiple personality; Forensic psychiatry; Law - Psychological aspects; Dissociative disorders
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-204) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Copy Right; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; SERIES FOREWORD; ABOUT THE EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: Satanist ritual abuse and the problem of credibility; CHAPTER TWO: Unsolved: investigating allegations of ritual abuse; CHAPTER THREE: The Extreme Abuse Surveys: preliminary findings regarding dissociative identity disorder; CHAPTER FOUR: The protectors of the secrets; CHAPTER FIVE: Am I safe yet?; CHAPTER SIX: Dissociative identity disorder and criminal responsibility; CHAPTER SEVEN: When murder moves inside; CHAPTER EIGHT: When the imaginary becomes the real: reflections of a bemused psychoanalystCHAPTER NINE: Some clinical implications of believing or not believing the patient; CHAPTER TEN: Infanticidal attachment: the link between dissociative identity disorder and crime; CHAPTER ELEVEN: Letter from a general practitioner; CHAPTER TWELVE: ; Corroboration in the body tissues; CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Opening Pandora's box; CHAPTER FOURTEEN: From social conditioning to mind control; CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Mind control: simple to complex; REFERENCES
• Sommario/riassunto: This ground-breaking book examines the role of crime in the lives of people with Dissociative Identity Disorder, formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder, a condition which appears to be caused by prolonged trauma in infancy and childhood. This trauma may be linked with crimes committed against them, crimes they have witnessed, and crimes they have committed under duress. This collection of essays by a range of distinguished international contributors explores the complex legal, ethical, moral, and clinical questions which face psychotherapists and other professionals working with peopl