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 …

Biomarkers of pathological dissociation: a systematic review

MI Roydeva, AATS Reinders - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Pathological dissociation is a severe, debilitating and transdiagnostic psychiatric symptom.
This review identifies biomarkers of pathological dissociation in a transdiagnostic manner to …

[HTML][HTML] The role of attachment trauma and disintegrative pathogenic processes in the traumatic-dissociative dimension

B Farina, M Liotti, C Imperatori - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Epidemiological, clinical, and neurobiological studies of the last 30 years suggest that
traumatic attachments during the early years of life are associated to specific …

Dissociation as a disorder of integration–On the footsteps of Pierre Janet

A Scalabrini, C Mucci, R Esposito, S Damiani… - Progress in Neuro …, 2020 - Elsevier
At the end of the 19th century Pierre Janet described dissociation as an altered state of
consciousness manifested in disrupted integration of psychological functions. Clinically …

Childhood trauma in obese and overweight women with food addiction and clinical-level of binge eating

C Imperatori, M Innamorati, DA Lamis, B Farina… - Child abuse & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Childhood trauma (CT) is considered a major risk factor for several disorders as well as for
the development of eating psychopathology and adult obesity. The main aims of the present …

The role of early attachment experiences in modulating defensive peripersonal space

C Fossataro, M Adenzato, M Bruno, E Fontana… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Selecting appropriate defensive behaviours for threats approaching the space surrounding
the body (peripersonal space, PPS) is crucial for survival. The extent of defensive PPS is …

[HTML][HTML] Attachment patterns and complex trauma in a sample of adults diagnosed with gender dysphoria

G Giovanardi, R Vitelli, C Maggiora Vergano… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The current study investigated attachment representations and complex trauma in a sample
of gender dysphoric adults. Although it has been proven that the psychological wellbeing of …

Dissociative absorption, mind‐wandering, and attention‐deficit symptoms: Associations with obsessive‐compulsive symptoms

N Soffer‐Dudek - British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Dissociative absorption is a tendency to become absorbed in imagination or in an
external stimulus (movie, book) to the point of obliviousness to one's surroundings and …

[HTML][HTML] Parallel-distinct structures of internal world and external reality: disavowing and re-claiming the self-identity in the aftermath of trauma-generated dissociation

V Şar - Frontiers in psychology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The nature of consciousness and the autonomy of the individual's mind have been a focus of
interest throughout the past century and inspired many theories and models. Revival of …

Rediscovering Pierre Janet

G Craparo, F Ortu… - Trauma, Dissociation, and …, 2019 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Psychoanalysis, published almost half a century after Ellenberger's volume, is a testimony to
how Janet's legacy can transform present-day understanding and clinical practice. The …