Dissociation of the Personality in Complex Trauma-Related Disorders and EMDR: Theoretical Considerations
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Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, Volume 4, Number 2, 2010 © 2010 EMDR International Association DOI: 10.1891/1933-3196.4.2.76 of complex trauma-related disorders. Such disorders include complex PTSD, trauma-related borderline personality disorder, dissociative identity disorder (DID), and dissociative disorder not otherwise specifi ed (DDNOS)-type 1 (clinical presentations similar to DID that fail to meet the full criteria for this disorder; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 1994, p. 490), that is, the most common form of dissociative disorder encountered in clinical practice (e.g., Johnson, Cohen, Kasen, & Brook, 2006; Şar, Akyüz, & Doğan, 2007). EMDR can be used in these patient populations in advancing coping skills and integrating traumatic memories (e.g., Forgash & Knipe, 2007; Gelinas, 2003; Lazrove & Fine, 1996; Oppenheim, Ten Broeke, & De Jongh, 2008; Paulsen, 1995, 2007; Twombly, 2005; Young, 1994). However, clinical experience with such often chronically traumatized patients has taught therapists that modifi cations of the EMDR standard treatment protocol should be included when the goal Dissociation of the Personality in Complex Trauma-Related Disorders and EMDR: Theoretical Considerations
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