Traumatic Stress and Dissociative Disorder
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Psychiatric Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 60
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
[*] Background and history of this topic:
There is a very strong link between dissociative disorders and trauma exposure, particularly early childhood trauma, disruptions in attachment and caregiving, and domestic violence. The psychopathological consequences of trauma exposure include mood, anxiety, disruptive behaviors, and substance abuse disorders; among these, dissociation represents a specific coping mechanism of traumatized individuals, especially those exposed to complex traumas.
Dissociation can be defined as disconnections between thoughts, feelings, behaviors, sensations, and other mental processes normally connected. In conditions where traumatic experiences are overwhelming, dissociation can represent one of the main coping mechanisms that allows people to distance themselves from a trauma that may otherwise be unbearable.
When dissociation continues, real danger no longer exists; however, it can prolong or even prevent recovery from abuse and neglect.
[*] Aim and scope of the Special Issue:
(i) Describe the cognitive and behavioral functioning of those exposed to traumatic experiences and manifest dissociative states; (ii) describe prevention strategies and/or early interventions; and iii) evaluate the effectiveness of conventional or innovative psychotherapeutic treatments in the general population, as well in a transcultural setting.
[*] Cutting-edge research: The goal of this Special Issue is to foster innovation and the more widespread use of evidence-based approaches and to share insights obtained from field experience, inter-cultural views, and academic knowledge in order to enhance knowledge of dissociative states as consequences of different type of trauma exposure.
[*] What kind of papers we are soliciting: Original research articles, clinical report cases, and reviews
Dr. Federica Visco-Comandini
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- PTSD
- dissociation
- C-PTSD
- trauma exposure
- interpersonal violence
- abuse
- relational trauma
- childhood abuse
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