Who is 'who' in dissociation? A plea for psychodynamics in a time of trauma

International Journal of Psychoanalysis

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 639-656

  Gullestad, Siri Erika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dissociation; Dissociative identity disorder; Hysteria; Multiple personalities; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MULTIPLE PERSONALITY; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECALL; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CORRESPONDENCE; COUNTERTRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY); DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERIA; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOANALYTIC INTERPRETATION; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; SELF PSYCHOLOGY; UNCONSCIOUS (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 21044438809     PISSN: 00207578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1516/KD27-XR94-RNXG-B2JE     Document Type: Article

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