An Online Educational Program for Individuals With Dissociative Disorders and Their Clinicians: 1-Year and 2-Year Follow-Up.

ABSTRACT: Individuals with dissociative disorders (DDs) are underrecognized, underserved, and often severely psychiatrically ill, characterized by marked dissociative and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms with significant disability. Patients with DD have high rates of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicide attempts. Despite this, there is a dearth of training about DDs. We report the outcome of a web-based psychoeducational intervention for an international sample of 111 patients diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder (DID) or other complex DDs. The Treatment of Patients with Dissociative Disorders Network (TOP DD Network) program was designed to investigate whether, over the course of a web-based psychoeducational program, DD patients would exhibit improved functioning and d

SUBMITTER: Brand BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6590319 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature