Although dissociative symptoms and disorders are common, they are often not recognized and treated in clinical practice. There are very few psychotherapeutic approaches for the treatment of dissociation, leaving many clinicians feeling uncertain about this symptomatology. This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of dissociative symptoms and disorders; it describes how they manifest and what can be done therapeutically. The first part presents the fundamentals of dissociative symptoms and disorders in detail - from history to classification, assessment tools, etiology, and neurobiology. The second part is dedicated to specific psychiatric disorders where dissociation frequently occurs, such as borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and even schizophrenia. The third part...