Most standard texts consider a unitary personality, meaning the integration of alters into one single personality, as the ultimate goal and measurement of therapeutic success. I beg to differ. My…
Read More »

I have been asked to participate in a pubic television documentary on DID in Hong Kong. While I think a locally produced documentary is an excellent idea for public education…
Read More »

A decade after retirement, I remain preoccupied with some basic issues pertaining to psychotherapy. I believe it is important to express some of the misgivings I have about the general…
Read More »

  If we suddenly encounter a danger or a threat, we will fight, try to get away or be in such fear that we are immobilized and freeze. The fight,…
Read More »

In psychiatry, and in fact for all kinds of counseling, all procedures start with collecting data from the patient. Starting with the individual’s history, finding out what is happening with…
Read More »