Dissociative Protocol?

Hey Dr. Paulsen Inobe,

I have been reading through these boards, and find myself curious about a couple of things.

First you mention several times that there is a seperate protocol for dissociative disorders. Is this seperate protocol only for people dx'd with DID, or is it also for DDNOS or depersonalization disorders?

If someone is highly dissociative for instance, but not with alters, should you still use that other protocol?

What exactly is the protocol, do you stop doing EMDR at that point, and what do you do instead?

It is my personal experience also that dissociation can serve many purposes, some of them very positive even in the present. For instance there is a overlap in dissociating, and being able to meditate. There is also quite a bit of creativity, and often even nurturing within dissociative states. Does your protocol take this into account, and respect the good within dissociative states? Or does the protocol try to eliminate the dissociative states completely?

My own experience is that there is so much to be gained within dissociative states that it pays to learn only to control them, not get get rid of them. Does this jive with your clinical experience?

Thanks in advance

Replies:

Re:Dissociative Protocol?, by wondering, 08/10/03 Re:Dissociative Protocol?, by Sandra Paulsen Inobe, PhD, 08/10/03

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