Dissociation and dissociative disorders reconsidered: Beyond sociocognitive and trauma models toward a transtheoretical framework

SJ Lynn, C Polizzi, H Merckelbach… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
For more than 30 years, the posttraumatic model (PTM) and the sociocognitive model (SCM)
of dissociation have vied for attention and empirical support. We contend that neither …

Dissociation and its disorders: Competing models, future directions, and a way forward

SJ Lynn, R Maxwell, H Merckelbach… - Clinical psychology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Dissociative experiences and symptoms have sparked intense scrutiny and debate for more
than a century. Two perspectives, the trauma model (TM), which postulates a direct and …

The trauma model of dissociation: inconvenient truths and stubborn fictions. Comment on Dalenberg et al.(2012).

SJ Lynn, SO Lilienfeld, H Merckelbach, T Giesbrecht… - 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract Dalenberg et al.(2012) argued that convincing evidence (a) supports the
longstanding trauma model (TM), which posits that early trauma plays a key role in the …

Dissociation and dissociative disorders: Challenging conventional wisdom

SJ Lynn, SO Lilienfeld, H Merckelbach… - Current Directions …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Conventional wisdom holds that dissociation is a coping mechanism triggered by exposure
to intense stressors. Drawing on recent research from multiple laboratories, we challenge …

The memory wars then and now: The contributions of Scott O. Lilienfeld

SJ Lynn, RJ McNally, EF Loftus - Clinical Psychological …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In this review, honoring Scott O. Lilienfeld, we reflect on key conflicts, controversies, and
flash points in the so-called memory wars that have captured headlines, affected legislative …

Symptom overreporting and dissociative experiences: A qualitative review

H Merckelbach, I Boskovic, D Pesy, M Dalsklev… - Consciousness and …, 2017 - Elsevier
We discuss a phenomenon that has received little attention to date in research on
dissociative phenomena, namely that self-reports of these phenomena overlap with the …

Childhood experiences and dissociation among high school students in China: Theoretical reexamination and clinical implications

HW Fung, F Geng, D Yuan, N Zhan… - … Journal of Social …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Dissociation remains a controversial topic in terms of its prevalence, cross-
cultural validity, and relationship with childhood trauma and adversities. Aims: This study …

The prevalence of dissociative symptoms and disorders: Findings from a sample of community health service users in Hong Kong.

HW Fung, ENM Wong, SKK Lam, WT Chien… - Asian Journal of …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
The present study investigated dissociative disorders (DDs) in a Chinese sample of
community health service users. This study recruited Hong Kong adults who had received …

Imagining the impossible before breakfast: the relation between creativity, dissociation, and sleep

D van Heugten-van der Kloet, J Cosgrave… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Dissociative symptoms have been related to higher rapid eye movement sleep density, a
sleep phase during which hyperassociativity may occur. This may enhance artistic creativity …

Cultivating Self-Transcendence Through Meditation Practice: A Test of the Role of Meta-Awareness,(Dis) identification and Non-Reactivity

P De Oliveira, C Juneau, C Stinus… - Psychological …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
In this paper, we present a study comprising two distinct stages to examine the extent to
which metacognitive processes of decentering facilitate the emergence of self …