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OverviewHave you ever had a daydream? If so, you’ve had a dissociative experience. The same is true if you’ve had an out-of-body moment or thought you were somewhere else as you drifted off to sleep. These are seemingly harmless and temporary dissociations. But further down the spectrum of such experiences, you find people actually traveling to a strange city and suddenly not remembering how they got there. You also find people with multiple personalities and other disordered thinking. In The Wandering Mind, Dr. John Biever and co-author Maryann Karinch use the stories of people all along the spectrum of dissociative conditions—from those who are “perfectly normal” to those diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder—to expose the natures and functions of dissociation. Their lives and stories serve as a way of exploring chronic dissociation and the trek back to good mental health. The authors look closely at what signs and symptoms indicate normal, everyday dissociation, and those that indicate a more serious problem. While daydreamers may not meet the criteria for diagnosis, trauma victims who relive their nightmares in real time may require both diagnosis and treatment. The authors also delve into the phenomenon of deliberate dissociation, such as Buddhist monks in meditation. And they take a close look at the process of diagnosing a dissociative disorder as well as factors that put patients on the road to reintegration and recovery. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John A. Biever, M.D. , Maryann Karinch , Mark WhitacrePublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Dimensions: Width: 15.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.30cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9781442216150ISBN 10: 1442216158 Pages: 152 Publication Date: 09 August 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe Wandering Mind seamlessly weaves clinical narrative and biomedical science in a way that makes dissociative conditions accessible to both the lay reader and seasoned practitioner. This work is both timely and valuable in our attempts to understand a growing psychiatric population struggling with the dissociative scars of trauma and war. -- Amir A. Afkhami, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Global Health Division, School of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington University The Wandering Mind seamlessly weaves clinical narrative and biomedical science in a way that makes dissociative conditions accessible to both the lay reader and seasoned practitioner. This work is both timely and valuable in our attempts to understand a growing psychiatric population struggling with the dissociative scars of trauma and war. -- Amir A. Afkhami, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Global Health Division, School of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington University Biever and Karinch, in their marvelous book, The Wandering Mind, demonstrate time and again that they have been engaged with individuals in dissociative states. And they write in a manner that enables us to experience this engagement and attain a deeper understanding of dissociation. They help us to understand the person who is experiencing a disorder of dissociation, not a diagnosis. The wisdom of this book may equally be applied to individuals with all sorts of disorders. -- Dan Hughes, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and author of Attachment-Focused Family Therapy Workbook and Brain-Based Parenting, among other works Author InformationJohn A. Biever, M.D., is a general and child/adolescent psychiatrist in private practice at the Quittie Glen Center for Mental Health in Annville, PA. He is a founding faculty member of the Central Pennsylvania Institute for Mental Health, where he and other faculty members present educational and training programs intended to promote sound mental health throughout the mid-state region and beyond. He is a consultant in child psychiatry to the Pennsylvania State Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the Penn State University College of Medicine. Maryann Karinch is the author or co-author of 18 books, most of which focus on human behavior. She has led specialized training in body language with the Department of Homeland Security, staff and faculty at George Mason University, and members and guests of the International Spy Museum. Maryann's website is at www.karinch.com. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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