FAMILY TREATMENT OF SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE PERSONALITY-DISORDER

Although there is a large body of literature on the individual treatme nt of patients with multiple personality disorder (MPD), there are few accounts of the treatment of the spouses and children of these patien ts. After reviewing some of the existing literature, the authors prese nt case examples of family work with patients, spouses, and children o n two inpatient units and in the partial hospitalization program at Me nninger. Techniques for the beginning, middle, and later phases of fam ily treatment are illustrated.