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The wandering mind : understanding disassociation, from daydreams to disorders / John A. Biever and Maryann Karinch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Biever, John A., 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Consciousness.
- Dissociation (Psychology).
- Mental health.
- Dissociative Disorders.
- Mental Health.
- Medical Subjects:
- Consciousness.
- Dissociative Disorders.
- Mental Health.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (185 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2012.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- <span><span><span style=""font-weight:bold; font-style:italic;"">The Wandering Mind</span><span> introduces readers to dissociative states and helps them understand the nature of serious dissociative disorders, such as those involving multiple personalities. The authors pinpoint the differences between normal dissociation and disordered thinking that requires evaluation and treatment.</span></span></span>
- Contents:
- Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Something for (Almost) Everyone; Entering the Land of the Lost; What Causes the Need to Dissociate?; Eccentric versus Sick: Spotting the Difference; The Uphill Trek to a Diagnosis; Treating the Symptoms: Everyone's Nightmare; Treatment That Heals; Coming Back Home; Epilogue; Appendix; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-41048-5
- 979-82-16-24736-4
- 1-283-57425-X
- 9786613886705
- 1-4422-1617-4
- OCLC:
- 820120030
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