Assessing Trauma-Related Dissociation

Written by a world-leading specialist in trauma-related dissociation, this book comprehensively describes the diagnosis of trauma-related disorders, taking up the many dilemmas around criteria in DSM-5 and ICD-11, symptom recognition, the role of traumatic experiences and of self-report questionnaires, as well as other topics. The book elaborates on the assessment of these disorders, using the diagnostic instrument Trauma and Dissociative Symptoms Interview (TADS-I), developed by the author over decades of work in the field.Several thematic chapters discuss key differential diagnostic considerations and illustrate them with case reports. Also discussed are:The occurrence of false-negative and false-positive diagnoses of trauma-related dissociative disordersThe assessment of traumatic experiencesThe development of a treatment planThis book is essential reading for clinicians who diagnose dissociative disorders (or want to learn) and useful for those who want to assist in better...