Within the last decade there has been a tremendous explosion in the clinical, theoretical, and empirical literature related to the study of dissociation. Not since the work done at the tum of the century by Pierre Janet, Morton Prince, William James, and others have the psychological and medical communities shown this great an interest in describing and understanding dissociative phenomena. This volume is the result of this significant expansion. Presently, interest in the scientific and clinical progress in the field of dissociation is indicated by the following: 1. The explosion of conferences, workshops, and seminars devoted to disso­ ciative disorders treatment and research. 2. The emergence of NIMH-supported investigations that focus on dissociation. 3. The burgeoning literature on dissociation. According to a 1992 biblio­ graphic analysis of the field by Goettman et al. (1992), 72% of all writings on the topic have appeared in the past decade, with about 1000 published papers scattered across diverse disciplines and journals. 4. Current interest in dissociation as reflected in the appearance of major articles and special issues in respected psychology and psychiatry journals. 5. The initiation of a journal entitled Dissociation (Richard Kluft, MD, Editor) devoted to the area.

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Foundations: History, Phenomenology and Epidemiology of Dissociation (C. Ross). European Studies of Dissociation (J. Vanderlinden et al.). Dissociation in Normal Populations (W.J. Ray). Developmental Perspectives: A Developmental Perspective on Incest and Trauma (P. Cole et al.). Child Abuse in the Etiology of Dissociation (J. Goodwin, R. Sachs). Theoretical Models: Recent Developments in the Neurobiology of Dissociation: Implications for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (J. Krystal et al.). Hypnosis and Dissociation: Theoretical Perspectives (J.E. Whalen, M. Nash). Assessment: Diagnostic Issues, Criteria and Comorbidity of Dissociative Disorders (includes DSMIIIR and DSMIV) (E. Cardena, D. Spiegel). The Psychological Assessment of Dissociative Disorders (M. Steinberg). Diagnostic Classifications: Depersonalization and Derealization (P. Coons). Psychogenic Amnesia and Fatigue States (R. Lowenstein). Therapeutic Interventions: Cognitive Therapy (C. Fine). Psychodynamic Psychotherapy of Dissociative Identity Disorder (P. Barach, C. Comstock). Special Topics: Clinical Aspects of Sadistic Ritual Abuse (D. Sakheim). Ethical and Legal Issues in Dissociative Disorders (G. Faust). 12 additional articles. Index.