Effectiveness of phase-oriented treatment for trauma-related dissociative disorders: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Background: Dissociative disorders (DDs) are a group of mental health conditions characterised by disconnection from thoughts, feelings, memories, or sense of identity. It is believed that DDs, particularly dissociative identity disorder (DID) result from severe and chronic childhood trauma. Guidance from the International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation (ISSTD) recommends trauma-informed phase-oriented treatment (PoT) to treat DDs. To date, there has been no systematic evaluation of treatment effectiveness of PoT in DDs.Objective: This review aimed to systematically assess published studies and evaluate the evidence and effectiveness of PoT for DDs relative to other treatments.Method: The search included four databases from 1980-2025 and reference lists

SUBMITTER: Griffiths TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12406319 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature