Dissociation: Culture, Mind, and Body [Hardcover]

David, M.D. Spiegel (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1994 | ISBN-10: 0880485574 | ISBN-13: 978-0880485579 | Edition: 1

Dissociation challenges many comfortable assumptions. Dissociative phenomena are often stark, extreme, and vivid. The identities of individuals with dissociation disorders shift between apparent opposites. Their pain is ignored. Trauma victims report floating above their injured bodies. Are these arcane, dramatic, or staged events, or does dissociation underlie some fundamental aspect of mental organization? Is dissociation the product of a troubled mind or a key to understanding the structure of consciousness and the mind-body relationship? Dissociation: Culture, Mind, and Body is the first book to combine cultural anthropology, cognitive psychology, neurophysiology, and the study of psychosomatic illness to present the latest information on the dissociative process. A variety of leading experts in each of these fields bring their knowledge on the unique role that dissociation plays in moderating social and psychological effects on the body. Dissociation: Culture, Mind, and Body is an invaluable resource for every student of dissociation and is designed for professionals in cross-cultural psychiatry and the influence of the mind on the body. Dissociation: Culture, Mind, and Body includes -New theories of dissociation -New measures of dissociation -New evidence of the physical effects of dissociative processes

Editorial Reviews

Review

"For those trying to understand the processes leading to dissociation, this book provides a valuable overview of knowledge to date of the cognitive, sociocultural, psychometric, and physiological aspects of dissociation, as well as descriptions and definitions of the varying phenomenology of dissociation. I recommend this book highly to anyone interested in the topic of dissociation."-- "Judith Hammerling Gold, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., Past President, American College of Psychiatrists"

About the Author

David Spiegel, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Director of the Psychosocial Treatment Laboratory at Stanford University School of Medicine, in Stanford, California.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 246 pages
• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub; 1 edition (April 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880485574
• ISBN-13: 978-0880485579
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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