Badgett, J. P. (2018). Child sexual trauma, dissociation, and the soul: A Christian psychology conceptualization. Journal of Psychology and Theology , 46 (3), 199-214.
The research article explores the intimate connection that between chronic childhood sexual trauma and dissociative identity disorder (DID). Christian counselors and pastors who counsel patients with DID may benefit from initial treatment of childhood traumas as they treat DID.
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Gillies, A. E. (2018). The Deep Impact of Complex Trauma On Spirit, Soul & Body The Deep Impact of Complex Trauma On Spirit, Soul & Body. 2018
The paper discusses the psychological and theological intersection of complex traumas that lead to DID. It explores the functioning of the mind of an individual with DID and notes that their mind is similar to that of an individual in a setting with constant chatter. The realm of the spirit, soul, and body thus forms an important part in the diagnosis of DID.
Bell, H., Jacobson, L., Zeligman, M., Fox, J., & Hundley, G. (2015). The role of religious coping and resilience in individuals with dissociative identity disorder. Counseling and Values , 60 (2), 151-163.
The article conducts a review of the existing literature which shows the relation of individuals that have between DID and trauma, resilience, and spiritual coping of positive and negative behavior. Religious counselors will especially benefit from the association of spiritual coping and DID. Spiritual coping involves teachings on suffering.
Ross, C. A. (2011). Possession experiences in dissociative identity disorder: a preliminary study. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation , 12 (4), 393-400.
The Christian perspective of dissociative identity disorder also includes an exploration of whether individuals with the disorder are possessed. The research article analyzes various possession experiences with DID. The implications for the study are to include possession experiences within the realm dissociative identity disorder.
Cataldo, L. M. (2008). Multiple selves, multiple Gods? Functional polytheism and the postmodern religious patient. Pastoral Psychology, 57(1-2), 45-58.
Some of the symptoms of dissociative identity disorder deal with an individual having multiple selves. The article explores the Christian perspective of multiplicity of an individual. It further explores whether there is room for multiple self-states and multiple god-states from the Christian perspective.
Rehan, M. A., Kuppa, A., Ahuja, A., Khalid, S., Patel, N., Budi Cardi, F. S., Joshi, V. V., Khalid, A., … Tohid, H. (2018). A Strange Case of Dissociative Identity Disorder: Are There Any Triggers?. Cureus , 10 (7), e2957. doi:10.7759/cureus.2957
The research article discusses a case of DID in a patient that was 55-year-old and had a history of substance use disorder. The patient was diagnosed to have seven different personalities. The research paper explores whether there are triggers to the conditions.
Ross, C. A., & Ness, L. (2010). Symptom patterns in dissociative identity disorder patients and the general population. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation , 11 (4), 458-468.
When diagnosing patients with dissociative identity disorder, it is important to recognize some of the symptoms associated with the disorder. There are predictable symptom scores that are higher among women with DID. The symptoms identified with DID were identified to be similar to that seen in severe chronic childhood trauma.
Álvarez, M. J., Masramon, H., Peña, C., Pont, M., Gourdier, C., Roura-Poch, P., & Arrufat, F. (2015). Cumulative effects of childhood traumas: polytraumatization, dissociation, and schizophrenia. Community mental health journal , 51 (1), 54-62.
The research paper analyzes whether the presence of childhood trauma can have a cumulative effect in the development of DID. The study was done by analyzing patients and identified that those that had reported more childhood trauma had a higher average dissociation score.
Laddis, A., Dell, P. F., & Korzekwa, M. (2017). Comparing the symptoms and mechanisms of “dissociation” in dissociative identity disorder and borderline personality disorder. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation , 18 (2), 139-173.
Borderline personality disorder and dissociative identity disorder are closely associated. The study found that there were altered identities that seemed to separate DID and BPD patients. Individuals that had BPD experienced symptoms that were less severe compared to those that experienced DID.
Huntjens, R. J., Wessel, I., Ostafin, B. D., Boelen, P. A., Behrens, F., & van Minnen, A. (2016). Trauma-related self-defining memories and future goals in Dissociative Identity Disorder. Behaviour research and therapy , 87 , 216-224.
The study investigated whether patients with DID would show symptoms of avoidant identities. Analysis of several patients established that DID patients reported a higher proportion of avoidance goals compared to PTSD patients. It further established that trauma played a critical role in formulation of life goals.
Colizzi, M., Costa, R., & Todarello, O. (2015). Dissociative symptoms in individuals with gender dysphoria: Is the elevated prevalence real? Psychiatry research , 226 (1), 173-180.
Dissociative symptoms in an individual can be associated with gender dysphoria. The study identified that 30% of Gender Dysphoria patients have had a diagnosis of dissociative disorder at some point in their lives. Conclusions from the study showed that there are clinical similarities between dissociation and gender dysphoria.
Vissia, E. M., Giesen, M. E., Chalavi, S., Nijenhuis, E. R., Draijer, N., Brand, B. L., & Reinders, A. A. (2016). Is it Trauma ‐ or Fantasy ‐ based? Comparing dissociative identity disorder, post ‐ traumatic stress disorder, simulators, and controls. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica , 134 (2), 111-128.
The purpose of the study was to compare the simulators and controls of DID and PTSD. The trauma measures showed that patients with DID had a higher score with trauma than those with PTSD. Those with DID were also identified to be more prone to fantasies and the generation of false memories.
Renard, S. B., Huntjens, R. J., Lysaker, P. H., Moskowitz, A., Aleman, A., & Pijnenborg, G. H. (2016). Unique and overlapping symptoms in schizophrenia spectrum and dissociative disorders in relation to models of psychopathology: a systematic review. Schizophrenia bulletin , 43 (1), 108-121.
The article explores the overlapping symptoms between schizophrenia spectrum and dissociative disorders as it is related to psychopathology. The study identifies that there are quantitative differences in the symptoms of Schizophrenia and DID. The history of trauma that is seen in schizophrenia is also seen in dissociative identity disorder.
Okano, K. (2018). The origin of so-called “shadowy personalities” in patients with dissociative identity disorder. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation .
The study explores the occurrences of “shadowy personalities” that is seen among patients with dissociative identity disorder. The study describes the nature of shadowy personalities and how they can be dealt with in various clinical settings. The notion of shadowy personalities can be used for the benefit of the patient for better communication when undergoing therapy.
Parry, S., Lloyd, M., & Simpson, J. (2018). “It's not like you have PSTD with a touch of dissociation”: Understanding dissociative identity disorder through first person accounts. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation , 2 (1), 31-38.
The study involved five participants that discussed their experiences with dissociative identity disorder. They indicated that their different identities have specific lifetimes. Additionally, the participants reported to benefit from psychiatric and psychological support from time to time. Eight recommendations emerged from the analysis.
Hoshino, T., & Takeno, J. (2016). Robot science discussion on the onset of dissociative identity disorder (DID). Procedia Computer Science , 88 , 52-57.
The study proposes a model that should initiate the process of symptoms with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). The paper discussed the symptoms of DID as a problem that could be used in self-dispersion and developed a program that should enable understand of DID.
Moskowitz, A., Mosquera, D., & Longden, E. (2017). Auditory verbal hallucinations and the differential diagnosis of schizophrenia and dissociative disorders: Historical, empirical and clinical perspectives. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation , 1 (1), 37-46.
The research analyzes whether symptoms of auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) or voice hearing can be associated with schizophrenia or dissociative disorders. The study identified that DID would involve vocal changes and would take control over an individual’s behavior.
Reinders, A. A., Marquand, A. F., Schlumpf, Y. R., Chalavi, S., Vissia, E. M., Nijenhuis, E. R., ... & Veltman, D. J. (2018). Aiding the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder: pattern recognition study of brain biomarkers. The British Journal of Psychiatry , 1-9.
The diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder is controversial and could lead to a misdiagnosis. The study proposes a pattern of neuroimaging biomarkers that could be used for identification of individuals with DID. It could lead to earlier diagnosis, prevent suffering, and facilitate better interventions.
Brand, B. L., Webermann, A. R., Snyder, B. L., & Kaliush, P. R. (2018). Detecting clinical and simulated dissociative identity disorder with the Test of Memory Malingering. Psychological trauma: theory, research, practice and policy .
The study analyses malingering in individuals that have dissociation or complex trauma. The study examined whether the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) can be used to accurately distinguish patients that have clinically diagnosed DID. It showed that malingered amnesia can be used to diagnose patients with DID.
Urbina, T. M., May, T., & Hastings, M. (2017). Navigating undiagnosed dissociative identity disorder in the inpatient setting: a case report. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association , 23 (3), 223-229.
The study involves a case study of undiagnosed dissociative identity disorder (DID) in a middle-aged female that had extensive childhood trauma. It identified the triggers that led to the dissociative state of her symptoms and how proper diagnosis led to proper treatment.
