Dissociative identification dysfunction (DID), beforehand generally known as a number of character dysfunction, is a misunderstood and sometimes underdiagnosed situation. A brand new NASW Press ebook, Diagnosing and Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Guide for Social Workers and All Frontline Staff, may also help each new social employees and skilled frontline workers who could also be new to DID.
The creator, Gregory L. Nooney, has labored in neighborhood psychological well being facilities for many of his 35-plus years as a social employee/therapist. He says he has found that an awesome variety of these purchasers skilled advanced childhood trauma and have attachment wounds.
“Many expertise life-disruptive dissociation and meet standards for DID,” Nooney defined. “I’m obsessed with dispelling myths about this situation, that are rampant within the media, within the dominant tradition, and sadly in lots of instances, inside the skilled psychological well being neighborhood itself. Except the dissociative experiences of those purchasers are acknowledged, therapeutic therapies are unlikely to achieve success.”
Learn the complete story on the NASW journal, Social Work Advocates, here.
