Dissociative identity disorder: Fantasy or reality
- Development of Professional Interest in Dissociative Disorders
- Overview of Trauma-Related Diagnoses
- Neuroimaging and Insights on Dissociative Disorders
- Clinical Experience with Dissociative Identity Disorder
- Imitative Dissociative Identity Disorder
- Future of Clinically Supporting Patients with Dissociative Disorders
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Content
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9:30-10:15
| Introduction & Opening address
An opening interview with Dr. Nuri Gene-Cos & Dr Sorcha Mathews who will discuss their professional interests and focus on Dissociative Disorders and how the Trauma and Dissociation Service treatment pathway model came to be.
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10:15- 11:30 | Dr Simone Reinders: Neuroimaging and Insights on Dissociative Disorders
Dr Simone Reinders will offer an overview of her research in neuro-imaging and the insights this offers in furthering our clinical understandings of dissociative disorders
This will be followed by a 15-minute Q & A session
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11:30-11:45
| Coffee Break |
11:45-12:45
| ‘Brief review of trauma-related diagnoses’ – Dr Gabriel Ellul
This will be followed by a 15-minute Q & A session |
12:45-13:30
| Lunch Break |
13:30-14:45 |
In the clinic with Dissociative Identity Disorder
Dr. Gene-Cos will offer an overview of her experience and understanding of Dissociative Identity Disorder within the clinical setting. This will include a pre-recorded interview with Dr Gene-Cos and a service user who has successfully completed treatment with the Trauma and Dissociation Service
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14:45-15:45 | When D.I.D is not D.I.D – the rise of Imitative Dissociative Identity Disorder
This will be followed by a 15-minute Q & A session
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15:45 – 16:00
| Coffee break |
16:00-16:05 | Research Announcement
PREDICTSELF: Evaluating a predictive processing model of dissociative identity disorder (DID)
An opportunity to be made aware of and contribute towards an on-going NHS research project |
16:05-17:00 | Closing Panel Discussion
Dr. Gene-Cos and colleagues will open the floor to questions and closing thoughts on the future of clinically supporting patients presenting with dissociative disorders and their sequalae.
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