Childhood Antecedents of Multiple Personality Disorders

by Richard P. Kluft (Editor)

Childhood Antecedents of Multiple Personality Disorder includes topics such as the effect of child abuse on the psyche, the development of multiple personality disorder: predisposing, precipitating, and perpetuating factors, and the relationship among dissociation, hypnosis, and child abuse in the development of multiple personality disorder.

Genres: Psychology

272 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1985

Reviews

[Llyr Phosphor · Rating 5 out of 5]

For a book from 1985, this book is incredibly respectful towards patients with DID. Although some of the information and theories are outdated, a lot of it is direct case studies that still hold up. I would not consider this a good starting point for learning about DID, but I would consider it excellent advanced reading material that covers quite a bit and is incredibly informative. It was difficult to read at times due to some of the descriptions of abuse, but overall very worth the read.

[Bookish · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kluft is a real authority on MPD (often known as Dissociative Identity Disorder) and have written many useful academic papers and books on the subject. He writes very well also.