Navigating Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children: Three Important Elements
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects millions of children all over the globe and is considered incredibly variable and complex. It presents a wide range of challenges for children to face as they go through their most formative years across a broad spectrum of developmental facets – be they behavior,...
Theories and Treatments of Dissociative Identity Disorder
There are many methods clinicians can use to treat dissociative identity disorder. Sadly, many clinicians do not believe that DID is real treating the symptoms with drugs. Instead of looking into the DSM to see the criteria for DID and that it is accepted as a real diagnosis by...
Depression and Dissociative Identity Disorder
It is common for people who have dissociative identity disorder to experience depression, in fact, it is safe to say that a majority of them do. Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is hard to live with, add on depression and you have a person who is in deep pain. This...
Eating Disorders are Not Just for Women
Society has stereotypically viewed eating disorders as only affecting teenage girls and women. However, one in three people who form an eating disorder (ED) is boys or men. This article will examine how EDs affect male victims and how they can defeat these life-threatening disorders. The Problem There are...
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Many of us who live with a diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder have faced the conundrum of trying to find adequate mental health care. In this article I’m going to discuss the hard choices people like myself must make to find any kind of care at all in our...
It’s Time for Therapist’s to Reexamine Their Thoughts on Their Client’s Ability to Get Well
Therapist's need to believe their client's can and will heal...