March 5 is DID Awareness Day and we will be having articles on the topic in this month’s ISSTD Newsletter, as well as a webinar being held for the public on March 4 (March 5 in Australia/New Zealand). Please join us! It is only fitting that this month we attend to the Cultural differences in […]
Welcome to ISSTD’s New Members in February! Professional MembersKelly Haines AguirreNorman AngFrancesca BantiPaula BemisRatesha BerthierDebbie BlackmonKaren BucklandCarolyn Kay ColwellPamela CosperCarolyn Elyse CoulsonHeather FiteThomas FulbrookPatricia HunterAlyosha JacobsonJohn KearneyNora B KrauseAllison LeeMalyssa MayStephanie McGheeSharon SternAlexandra Sydenham BennettLisa UlrichAnnelaure VuillermozAngela Williams Emerging Professional MembersAnees BenferhatKim LennonJessica LyonJordanna NashRebecca Ray Student MembersBernie BishopJennifer CaplanAnushka FonsekaChristie IribarrenAnne Marie SalvaneraMargaret SienkowskiLivia […]
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In recent years, Hollywood film producers have caught the attention of many medical professionals and survivors of Dissociative Identity Disorders with films such as Split (2017) and a related movie, Glass (2019). These and other films portray individuals with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) as violent human beings. These films are creating more of a stigma […]
Tired of staring at your laptop? Wondering if the wifi is going to go out during your next telehealth session? Unsure if you’ll ever feel kindly towards your screen again? Well, here’s a chance to have fun with your screen – The ISSTD Annual Conference has a number of social events planned to enhance your […]
This article first appeared in Attachment New Direction in Psychotherapy and Relational Psychoanalysis, December, 2020 (issue 14/2). Reprinted with the kind permission of Phoenix Publishing House. Abstract: The unexpected appearance of the deadly coronavirus that landed on our doorstep has hit us from left field. For a while the boundaries between my personal life and […]
I am writing this article as a survivor of complex trauma and a sufferer of DID, both of which are inextricably married. Through my writing, I wish to honour all those with the disorder and to celebrate their survival because of it. Despite the controversy that DID continues to court, I hope this article will […]
This month’s Volunteer Position Spotlight shines on an opportunity to join the Fridley Fund Sub-Committee! This is an incredible opportunity to support emerging professionals to access ongoing training opportunities that may otherwise be inaccessible. This opportunity also requires minimal commitment on the part of the volunteer! The ISSTD’s Fridley Fund is a sub-committee of the […]
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a mental illness that, despite prevalence rates similar to Bulimia and OCD, is traditionally misdiagnosed and misunderstood by both the public and mental health providers. March 5th is observed as Dissociative Identity Disorder Awareness Day in efforts to increase awareness of and education about DID. Until the mid 1990’s, Dissociative […]
