IMAGINARY COMPANIONS OF SCHOOL BOYS AND BOYS WITH DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER MULTIPLE PERSONALITY-DISORDER - A NORMAL TO PATHOLOGICAL CONTINUUM/

Authors
TRUJILLO K LEWIS DO YEAGER CA GIDLOW B
Citation
K. Trujillo et al., IMAGINARY COMPANIONS OF SCHOOL BOYS AND BOYS WITH DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER MULTIPLE PERSONALITY-DISORDER - A NORMAL TO PATHOLOGICAL CONTINUUM/, Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America, 5(2), 1996, pp. 375
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
10564993
Volume
5
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
1056-4993(1996)5:2<375:ICOSBA>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Adults with dissociative identity disorder/multiple personality disord er often describe having had very vivid imaginary companions in childh ood. Little is known, however, about the phenomenon of imaginary compa nions in children with dissociative disorders. This article explores d ifferences in the number, nature, and functions of imaginary companion s of abused, severely dissociative boys and of normal school boys.