In psychiatry, practitioners are often fixated on the DSM diagnostic classifications when working with patients – even as they often fail to consider trauma as an important precipitating and predisposing etiological…
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One could get discouraged at the state of affairs in psychiatry for treating DID, but please don’t. While there are many negatives to consider, 15 years into my retirement as…
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The term“hysteria” has been used for centuries to belittle, subjugate, and control women. The word stems from the Greek hysteria, which means uterus. During the Victorian era, the term was…
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Anxiety Anxiety is an underlying symptom common to almost all psychiatric disorders. Dr Hazel Claire Weekes was an Australian research scientist and physician, considered by some as the pioneer of…
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There are several key points a therapist supporting an individual with DID needs to keep in mind. [1] As noted, a therapist must be aware of the dangers of showing…
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