The association between neurocognitive functioning and clinical features of borderline personality disorder

Objective: To investigate the relationship between neurocognitive profiles and clinical manifestations of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Methods: Forty-five patients diagnosed with BPD and 35 healthy volunteers were included in the study. The BPD group was evaluated with the Borderline Personality Inventory for dissociative, impulsivity and suicidal dimensions. The Verbal Memory Processes Test and the Cambridge Neurophysiological Assessment Battery were administered to both the BPD and healthy control groups. Results: BPD patients differed from controls in sustained attention, facial emotion recognition, and deteriorated verbal memory function. A model consisting of the Dissociative Experiences Scale - Taxon (DES-T), motor impulsivity and Scale for Suicidal Behavior scores explained 52% of the variance in Borderline Personality Inventory scores. It was detected that motor impulsivity, decision-making and recognizing sadness may significantly predict DES-T scores, and response inhibition and facial emotion recognition scores may significantly predict impulsivity. Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate that the disassociation, impulsivity, and suicidality dimensions are sufficient to represent the clinical manifestations of BPD, that they are related to neurocognitive differences, and that they interact with clinical features.

La histeria moderna: Parte IV: evolución de criterios diagnósticos del trastorno por somatización / The modern hysteria: Part III dissociative disorders and conversion

La conciencia: característica esencial de esta dimensión de autorepresentación es la interpretación de ciertos estados internos del propio cuerpo como identidad mental y somática. La neurociencia de la conciencia sugiere fuertemente que un nivel de sincronización y unión entre varias partes del cerebro hasta cierto punto refleja la accesibilidad de varios contenidos mentales. Janet (1889) propuso el término désagrégation para referirse a los fenómenos de «no integración¼ y lo situó en el terreno de la anormalidad. Trastornos disociativos: en estos trastornos hay pérdida parcial o completa de la integración normal entre ciertos recuerdos del pasado, la conciencia de la propia identidad, ciertas sensaciones inmediatas y el control de los movimientos corporales (conversión)

The conscience: essential feature of this dimension of self-representation is the interpretation of certain internal states of the body itself as mental and somatic identity. The neuroscience of consciousness strongly suggests that a level of synchronization and union between various parts of the brain to some extent reflects the accessibility of various mental contents. Janet (1889) proposed the term désagrégation to refer to the phenomena of "non integration" and placed it in the terrain of abnormality. Dissociative disorders: in these disorders there is partial or complete loss of normal integration between certain memories of the past, awareness of one's own identity, certain immediate sensations and control of bodily movements (conversion)

La histeria clásica y moderna: una visión sinóptica Parte II Diagnóstico / Classic and modern hysteria: a synoptic view. Part II Diagnosis

Todo diagnóstico de un problema descubierto lleva implícito un proceso de análisis y síntesis. Todavía no se ha logrado encontrar una clara definición de la histeria, precisamente por su "psicoplasticidad", es decir, por la infinidad de expresiones clínicas en que se puede presentar. Además su eliminación de los códigos diagnósticos la fragmentó en diversos síndromes o conjuntos sintomáticos. El psicoanálisis, asociado al concepto, fue desperfilado por la psiquiatría americana con el advenimiento de la investigación biológica sobre trastornos mentales y nuevos descubrimientos como los sistemas de neurotransmisores. Quedaron atrás los criterios de Feighner, que abarcaban los diagnósticos de neurosis de ansiedad, neurosis obsesivo-compulsiva, neurosis fóbica, histeria. Se analiza clasificaciones CIE y DSM, en las que se puede rastrear la histeria. Palabras claves: histeria, neurosis, diagnóstico, CIE-10.

Every diagnosis of a discovered problem implies a process of analysis and synthesis. A clear definition of hysteria has not yet been found, precisely because of its "psychoplasticity", that is, by the infinity of clinical expressions in which it can be presented. In addition its elimination of the diagnostic codes fragmented it in diverse syndromes or symptomatic sets. Psychoanalysis, associated with the concept, was unburied by American psychiatry with the advent of biological research on mental disorders and new discoveries such as neurotransmitter systems. Feighner's criteria, which included diagnoses of anxiety neurosis, obsessive-compulsive neurosis, phobic neurosis and hysteria, were left behind. We analyze CIE and DSM classifications, in which hysteria can be traced.

Peritraumatic tonic immobility is associated with posttraumatic stress symptoms in undergraduate Brazilian students / A imobilidade tônica peritraumática está associada aos sintomas do transtorno de estresse pós-traumático em estudantes brasileiros de graduação

OBJECTIVE: Tonic immobility is a defensive reaction occurring under extreme life threats. Patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reporting peritraumatic tonic immobility show the most severe symptoms and a poorer response to treatment. This study investigated the predictive falue of tonic immobility for posttraumatic stress symptoms in a non-clinical sample. METHODS: One hundred and ninety-eight college students exposed to various life threatening events were selected to participate. The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist - Civilian Version (PCL-C) and tonic immobility questions were used. Linear regression models were fitted to investigate the association between peritraumatic tonic immobility and PCL-C scores. Peritraumatic dissociation, peritraumatic panic reactions, negative affect, gender, type of trauma, and time since trauma were considered as confounding variables. RESULTS: We found significant association between peritraumatic tonic immobility and PTSD symptoms in a non-clinical sample exposed to various traumas, even after regression controlled for confounding variables (β = 1.99, p = 0.017). CONCLUSIONS: This automatic reaction under extreme life threatening stress, although adaptive for defense, may have pathological consequences as implied by its association with PTSD symptoms.

OBJETIVO: A imobilidade tônica é uma resposta defensiva que ocorre sob ameaça extrema à vida. Pacientes com transtorno de estresse pós-traumático (TEPT) que relatam imobilidade tônica peritraumática são os que apresentam os sintomas mais graves e a pior resposta ao tratamento. Este estudo investigou o valor preditivo da imobilidade tônica para os sintomas de TEPT em uma amostra não clínica. MÉTODOS: Os participantes da pesquisa foram 198 estudantes universitários expostos a traumas diversos. A versão brasileira do Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist Civilian Version (PCL-C) e questões referentes à imobilidade tônica foram empregadas. Modelos de regressão linear foram utilizados para investigar a associação dos sintomas de estresse pós-traumático com a imobilidade tônica peritraumática. Foram consideradas como variáveis de confusão a dissociação peritraumática, as reações físicas de pânico peritraumática, o traço de afeto negativo, o gênero, o tipo de trauma e o tempo de trauma. RESULTADOS: Encontrou-se uma associação significativa entre a imobilidade tônica peritraumática e os sintomas de TEPT em uma amostra não clínica exposta a traumas diversos mesmo quando controlada por variáveis de confusão (β = 1,99; p = 0,017). CONCLUSÕES: Esta reação defensiva que ocorre sob intensa ameaça, apesar de adaptativa para a defesa, pode ter consequências patológicas como sugere sua associação aos sintomas de TEPT.

Perfil sociodemográfico e de experiências anômalas em indivíduos com vivências psicóticas e dissociativas em grupos religiosos / Sociodemographic and anomalous experiences profile in subjects with psychotic and dissociative experiences in religious groups

CONTEXTO: Vivências psicóticas e dissociativas não patológicas são comuns na população geral, especialmente em grupos religiosos. Há poucos estudos sobre o perfil da população não clínica com essas vivências, bem como há dúvidas sobre critérios para o diagnóstico diferencial dessas experiências.OBJETIVOS: Identificar o perfil sociodemográfico e de experiências anômalas (EA) entre pessoas que buscaram ajuda em centros espíritas.MÉTODOS: Foram entrevistadas 115 pessoas que procuraram auxílio em seis centros espíritas de Juiz de Fora/MG por causa de vivências psicóticas e/ou dissociativas. Entrevista semiestruturada investigou dados sociodemográficos, experiências anômalas apresentadas e a presença de critérios propostos para identificar experiências espirituais não patológicas.RESULTADOS: Predomínio de mulheres (70%), de meia-idade, com alta escolaridade, ativas ocupacionalmente e cujas EA começaram na infância (65%) ou adolescência (23%). As EA mais frequentes foram alucinações visuais (63%), auditivas (54%), "percepção espiritual" (53%), "sonhos paranormais" (38%) e experiências fora do corpo (31%). Para a maioria da amostra, essas EA não traziam prejuízos sócio-ocupacionais, eram curtas, episódicas e benéficas; entretanto referiram sofrimento emocional e falta de controle sobre elas.CONCLUSÃO: A alta frequência e diversidade de EA encontradas, bem como suas implicações teóricas, clínicas e de saúde pública, indicam a urgência de maior atenção a esse tópico.

BACKGROUND: Non-pathological psychotic and dissociative experiences are frequent in the general population, particularly in religious groups. There are few studies on the profile of non-clinical populations with these experiences, and on criteria for differential diagnosis.OBJECTIVES: To identify the sociodemographic profile and anomalous experiences (AE) among people who sought help in spiritualist groups.METHODS: We interviewed 115 people who sought assistance in six spiritualist groups in the city of Juiz de Fora/MG due to psychotic and/or dissociative experiences. Semi-structured interviews investigated sociodemographic data, AEs reported and presence of criteria that have been proposed to identify non-pathological spiritual experiences.RESULTS: sample was mostly composed by women (70%), middle age, high educational level, whose AEs started in childhood (65%) and adolescence (23%). The most frequent AEs were visual (63%) and auditory (54%) hallucinations, "spiritual perception" (53%), "paranormal dreams" (38%) and out-of-body experiences (31%). Most of the sample reported that these AEs were not related to socio-occupational impairments, were short, episodic, and beneficial; however, reported emotional distress and lack of control over the experiences.DISCUSSION: The high frequency and diversity of AEs reported, as well as their theoretical, clinical, and public health implications point to the urgency need of more attention to this topic.

Dissociative disorders :A study of Clinico-demographic Profile and Associated Stressors.

Objectives: To study relevant clinico-demographic profile and stressors of dissociative disorders. Methods: This is a case-control study of 39 cases of dissociative disorders (and) compared (them) with 39 controls using a self designed questionnaire and G. Singh’s Presumptive Stressful Life Events Scale (PSLE). Results: The mean age of the cases was 21.23 years. Cases of Dissociative motor disorders had significantly higher age (26.4 yrs) as compared to dissociative convulsion (18.8 yrs) and dissociative stupor of 20.6 yrs(38.5%).Two thirds of the cases had comorbid neuro-psychiatric illness; the commonest one being depression (35.9%). The cases had more stressful life events in the past one year as well as whole life when compared to controls. Family conflict was seen to be the commonest precipitating stress. Conclusions: Dissociative disorder mainly affects young people. Dissociative motor disorder is a distinct subtype with a higher age of onset. Presence of neuro-psychiatric co-morbidity is the rule rather than exception. Psychosocial stressors play an important role in disease production.

A Clinical Psychiatric Study of Non-Psychotic Young Adolescents.

Background : Only a few clinical psychiatric studies have been done on adolescents in India. Non-psychotic psychiatric disorders in Indian adolescents require greater clinical attention. Aim: To clinically evaluate, diagnose and classify non-psychotic adolescents, aged 13 to 16 years, attending the child and adolescent psychiatry OPD. Methods and Material : 40 subjects were assessed on Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorder and Schizophrenia, Present and Lifetime version (K-SADS-PL) or clinically for non-psychotic clinical psychiatric disorders. ‘Parent Interview Schedule’ and ‘Interview Schedule for Children’ were used to assess abnormal psychosocial situations, and Children’s Global Assessment Scale for psychosocial disability. Subjects were diagnosed using ICD-10 DCR and ICD-10 multi-axial classification. Results: Common adolescent non-psychotic psychiatric disorders found were mood disorders (27.5%), conduct disorder (17.5%) and dissociative disorder (12.5%). 7.5% adolescents had a specific disorder of psychological development. Abnormal psychosocial situations were present in 40% of the adolescents. Nearly half the adolescents (47.5%) had moderate social disability. Comorbidity was present in 17.5% adolescents. Conclusion :Common imparing psychiatric disorders among young clinic adolescents were mood disorders, conduct disorders, and dissociative disorders. More and larger studies in Indian general population and clinic settings are needed in this age group.

Type of presentation of dissociative disorder and frequency of co-morbid depressive disorder

To determine the frequency distribution of various types of dissociative disorders, along with existing co-morbid depression and its level of severity in patients with dissociative disorder. Observational, cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The Institute of Psychiatry, Rawalpindi General Hospital from October 2004 to March 2005. Fifty consecutive patients were included in the study through non-probable purposive sampling technique. Encounter form included socio-demographic profile and brief psychiatric history. ICD 10 diagnostic criteria for research were administered for determining the presentation of dissociative disorder. Present state examination was applied to make diagnosis of depressive disorder in the studied patients. Descriptive statistics for frequency analysis of sociodemographic variables, type of presentation of dissociative disorder and the frequency of depressive disorder in patients of dissociative disorder. The mean age was 23.6 +/- 8.67 years with female preponderance [n=40, 80% patients]. Most of them were single, unemployed and belonged to urban population. Main stress was primary support group issue. Mixed category of dissociative disorder was highest [n=18, 38%] followed by unspecified and motor symptoms [n=13, 26%] in each group. Depression was present in 42 [84%] patients. Moderate depression was most frequent [n=19, 38%]. Mixed dissociative symptoms were found in 38%, while 26% had motor and unspecified category of dissociative symptoms respectively. Depressive disorder was present in 42 [84%] cases of dissociative disorder with 38% having moderate depression

Stressful life event presenting as enuresis, dissociative disorder and worsening school performance.

Stressful life events are associated with various psychiatric problems. Secondary enuresis and dissociative disorders both may appear in context of traumatic life events. These problems following a trauma may further increase the risk of stress in the family and may in turn result into a vicious cycle of difficulties. We present a case report of stressful life events presenting as enuresis, dissociative disorder and worsening school performance and careful appreciation of situations and rigorous interventions improved the clinical status.

Dissociative Disorder in Rheumatoid Arthritis –A Case Report.

A rare association of dissociative disorder with rheumatoid arthritis is described.

A naturalização dos fenômenos sobrenaturais e a construção do cérebro “possuído”: um estudo da medicalização do transe e da possessão no século XIX / The naturalization of supernatural phenomena and the construction of the

Este trabalho procura discutir o modo como os fenômenos sobrenaturais foram apropriados, pela ciência, no século XIX. A teoria do magnetismo animal, criada por Mesmer, com suas variadas interpretações por várias gerações de discípulos; a construção da teoria da hipnose, com a codificação da histeria abrindo definitivamente as portas das censuras acadêmicas; e a teoria da dissociação, criada no final daquele século, demonstram diferentes explicações fisicalistas que, muitas vezes, serviram para estabelecer distâncias entre um saber popular e o conhecimento de elites profissionais. A construção do cérebro “possuído”, no século XIX, apoiada na nosologia da histeria, codificada pela Escola de Salpêtrière, refletiu uma importante transformação social da época, em um processo de laicização da assistência pública, fundamental para a afirmação da psiquiatria como disciplina nascente. Atualmente, a codificação de fenômenos complexos, como transe e possessão espiritual que povoam a imaginação ou a superstição popular, ganha o estatuto de entidade nosológica, a partir das classificações diagnósticas oficiais da psiquiatria hegemônica. O cérebro será quase sempre a referência utilizada na esperança de naturalização do sobrenatural.

Dissociative disorders and other psychopathological groups: exploring the differences through the Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire (SDQ-20)

OBJECTIVE: The Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire is a self-report questionnaire that has proven to be a reliable and valid instrument. The objectives of this study were to validate the Portuguese version and to determine its capability to distinguish patients with dissociative disorders from others with psychopathological disorders. METHOD: 234 patients answered the translated version of Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire. The Portuguese Dissociative Disorders Interview Schedule was used to validate clinical diagnosis. Patients with dissociative disorder (n = 113) were compared to a control group of 121 patients with various anxiety and depression disorders. RESULTS: Reliability measured by Cronbach's a was 0.88. The best performance of the Portuguese form was at a cut-off point of 35, which distinguishes between dissociative disorder and neurotic disorders with a good diagnostic efficacy (sensitivity = 0.73). The somatoform dissociation was significantly more frequent in dissociative disorder patients, conversion disorder patients and post-traumatic stress disorder patients. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that dissociative disorders can be differentiated from other psychiatric disorders through somatoform dissociation. The Portuguese version of the Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire has fine psychometric features that sustain its cross-cultural validity.

OBJETIVO: O objetivo deste estudo foi adaptar, validar e determinar a confiabilidade da versão portuguesa do Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire e determinar a sua capacidade de discriminar doentes que dissociam de outros doentes. Método: O Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire foi traduzido para o português e retrovertido para o inglês de forma a garantir a sua base conceitual. Os sujeitos responderam também à versão portuguesa do Dissociative Disorders Interview Schedule de forma a validar o seu diagnóstico clínico. O estudo incluiu 234 sujeitos divididos entre 113 doentes com patologias dissociativas e 121 doentes com outras patologias do foro ansioso e depressivo. RESULTADOS: O Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire versão portuguesa mostrou o seu melhor desempenho no ponto de corte 35, apresentando uma sensibilidade de 0,73. O alfa de Cronbach revelou uma consistência interna de 0,88. A dissociação somatoforme foi significativamente mais freqüente nos doentes com patologias dissociativas, patologias conversivas e distúrbio de stress pós-traumático. CONCLUSÕES: A versão portuguesa do Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire mostrou-se um instrumento útil para discriminar doentes com patologia de foro dissociativo de outros doentes.

Negligência das classificações diagnósticas atuais com os fenômenos dissociativos do transtorno de estresse pós-traumático / Negligence of current diagnostic classifications in dissociative phenomena of posttraumatic stress disorder

CONTEXTO: Apesar da importância crescente da dissociação no transtorno de estresse pós-traumático (TEPT), os sintomas dissociativos não são contemplados pelos critérios diagnósticos das classificações oficiais (CID-10 e DSM-IV). A hipótese de um subtipo dissociativo para o TEPT tem sido corroborada por pesquisas em psicofisiologia, neuroimagem funcional, psicoendocrinologia e sistemas opióides. Pretende-se demonstrar a insuficiência dos critérios vigentes na detecção dos sintomas dissociativos no TEPT mediante relato de um caso com sintomas dissociativos persistentes desde o trauma. RELATO DE CASO: O paciente preenche critérios para TEPT e transtorno depressivo maior pelo DSM-IV. Embora também preencha critérios para transtorno de despersonalização, esse diagnóstico é impossibilitado na presença de TEPT. O paciente apresentou sintomas conversivos peritraumáticos, avaliados pela Escala de Imobilidade Tônica, e sintomas dissociativos proeminentes, peritraumáticos e atuais, já que obteve escores significativos no Questionário de Experiências Dissociativas Peritraumáticas e na Escala de Experiências Dissociativas. Após 3 anos de tratamento, não houve melhora do quadro. CONCLUSÃO: O reconhecimento da importância dos fenômenos dissociativos/conversivos no TEPT poderá contribuir para o aprimoramento do diagnóstico, investigações sobre sua fisiopatologia e o desenvolvimento de tratamentos mais eficazes.

BACKGROUND: In spite of the growing importance of dissociation in post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dissociative symptoms are not included in the diagnostic criteria of official classifications (CID-10, DSM-IV). Research in psychophysiology, functional neuroimaging, psycho-endocrinology and opioid systems provides support for a dissociative subtype of PTSD. CASE REPORT: A case study on a PTSD patient with persistent dissociative symptoms since the trauma will show that current criteria are insufficient for detecting dissociative symptoms in PTSD. The patient meets criteria for PTSD and major depressive disorder according to the DSM-IV. He also meets criteria for depersonalization disorder, although this diagnosis is not possible with PTSD. The patient showed peritraumatic conversive symptoms, evaluated by the tonic immobility scale. Further, he obtained significant scores on the Peritraumatic Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire and the Dissociative Experiences Scale, revealing prominent peritraumatic and current dissociative symptoms. There was no improvement in the patients condition after three years of treatment. CONCLUSION: Recognition of the importance of dissociative/conversive phenomena in PTSD will allow practitioners to perfect their diagnoses, as well as improve research on the physiopathology of these phenomena and help develop more effective treatments.

Validity and reliability study of the Thai version of WHO SCAN: somatoform and dissociative symptoms section.

OBJECTIVES: To determine the validity and reliability of the Thai version of the WHO Somatoform and Dissociative Symptoms Section of the Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN) Version 2.1 MATERIAL AND METHOD: The SCAN interview version 2.1 Somatoform and Dissociative Symptoms Section was translated into Thai. The content validity of the translation was verified by comparing a back-translation (to English) of the Thai version to the English original. Whenever inconsistencies were encountered, the Thai version was adapted so that it correctly conveyed the meaning of the original English version. The revised Thai version was then field-tested nationwide for the comprehensibility of the relatively technical language. Between October 2003 and August 2004, 30 persons were recruited for the reliability study (16 males; 14 females) Fifteen subjects had somatoform disorders and 15 were normal. The number of years of formal education varied widely and occupations were diverse. Subjects were interviewed by a psychiatrist competent in using the Thai version of SCAN. The interviews were recorded on video so that the material could be rerated. RESULTS: Based on the response from Thai subjects and consultations with competent psychiatrists, the content validity was established. The time taken to interview a somatoform patient averaged 57.1 +/- 12.1 minutes while it was 42.1 +/- 13.9 minutes for a normal subject. The inter-rater reliability (kappa) of the 113 Items were: 0.81-1.0, 0.61-0.80 and 0. 00-0.20 in 49.6, 30.0 and 8.9 percent, respectively. Kappas could not be calculated for 11.5% of the Items. The intra-rater reliabilities were. 0.81-1.0, 0.61-0.80 and 0.00-0.20 in 54.9, 26.5 and 2.7 percent, respectively. Kappas could not be calculated for 15.9% of the Items. CONCLUSION: The Thai version of the Somatoform and Dissociative Symptoms Section of SCAN version 2.1 proved to be a valid and reliable tool for assessing somatoform and dissociative symptoms among Thai speakers.

Comorbid dissociative, anxiety and bipolar disorders: a case report

Comorbidity between bipolar disorder and anxiety disorders is the rule rather than exception. However, cases involving multiple comorbidity between bipolar, anxiety and dissociative disorders have not been reported. We describe here such a rarely reported case of bipolar-II disorder with comorbid dissociative and panic disorder. The difficulties inherent in the concept, diagnosis and management of a patient with anxiety-bipolar-dissociative comorbidity have been highlighted

A adaptação transcultural para o português do instrumento dissociative experiences scale para rastrear e quantificar os fenômenos dissociativos / The cross-cultural adaptation to Portuguese of the Dissociative Experiences Scale for screening and quantifying dissociative phenomena

OBJETIVO: Este artigo apresenta a adaptação transcultural para o português da Dissociative Experiences Scale, o questionário mais utilizado mundialmente para rastrear e quantificar os fenômenos dissociativos. MÉTODOS: Fizeram-se duas traduções e suas respectivas retraduções, avaliação da equivalência semântica, elaboração da versão síntese, pré-teste na população-alvo, realização da versão final e segundo pré-teste na população-alvo. RESULTADOS: Observou-se um grau elevado de equivalência semântica entre o instrumento original e os dois pares de traduções-retraduções, da perspectiva dos significados referencial e geral. Os pré-testes na população-alvo conduziram a modificações para confirmar a realização dos critérios de equivalência semântica e de equivalência operacional. CONCLUSÃO: Este trabalho torna disponível a primeira adaptação para o contexto brasileiro de um instrumento específico para a detecção e a quantificação de sintomas dissociativos.

Pseudo-pseudodemencia: presentación de 3 casos / Pseudo-pseudodementia: 3 cases

Se presentan tres casos diagnosticados como pseudodemencias (dos disociativas y una depresiva) debido a las discordancias en sus rendimientos neuropsicológicos y su actitud, cuyo seguimiento demostró que se trataba de demencias degenerativas primarias. Se señalan las dificultades del diagnóstico, y se hace hincapié en la necesidad de un ciudadoso seguimiento de los pacientes diagnosticados como pseudodemencia, ya que incluso una mejoría transitoria no excluye la posibilidad de una demencia ulterior. Se discute el uso del término pseudodemencia señalando que debe ser considerado un diagnóstico sindromático y no etiológico

A natureza da dissociacao: um estudo sobre experiencias dissociativas associadas a praticas religiosas / The nature of dissociative state: a study investigating the dissociative experiences in religion practice

O fenomeno dissociativo deve ser examinado dentro do contexto de sua matriz social; interacoes terapeuticas devem levar em conta a interacao social subjacente. O autor investigou experiencias dissociativas no contexto do Espiritismo kardecista...