Assessment and Treatment of Multiple Personality and Dissociative Disorders
A Practitioner's Resource Series Book

James P. Bloch

    Focuses on dissociative disorders (post-traumatic stress disorder, psychogenic amnesia, depersonalization disorder, etc.) and the dissociative nature of behaviors such as child abuse.  Defines the characteristics, etiology, and differential diagnosis of dissociative, multiple personality, and ego state disorders.  Advises on interview techniques and strategies, testing adaptations, special treatment problems, and child treatment issues.

REVIEW

"Dr. Bloch has succeeded in crafting an excellent introduction to multiple personality disorder and allied conditions.  The strengths of his contribution are the breadth of the issues that he addresses and his ability to achieve a synthesis of newly-emerging findings in the dissociative disorders with traditional psychotherapeutic observations.  This book is an excellent bridge by which the traditionally-trained psychotherapist can come to an understanding of the major concerns of the dissociative disorders literature."
     -Richard P. Kluft, MD, Director, Dissociative Disorders Program, The Institute
      of Pennsylvania Hospital; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Temple University
      School of Medicine