Dissociative identity disorder: A feminist approach to inpatient treatment using Jean Baker Miller's relational model
✍ Scribed by Sandra R. Riggs; Mary Anne Bright
- Book ID
- 104347174
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 670 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1532-8228
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
Women diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) may experience episodic crises characterized by intense states of disconnection from self and others. Crises which result in potential harm to self/others may require inpatient treatment. With economic emphasis on shorter lengths of stay, a treatment program or model which focuses on the DID patient's sense of connectedness to self and others can enhance treatment efforts during brief inpatient hospitalizations. The Relational Model of Jean Baker Miller uses mutuality and empowerment within the therapeutic relationship and inpatient milieu to move the patient beyond therapeutic impasse/crisis toward a state of greater connectedness to self and others.