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Use of a Psychophysiological Script-driven Imagery Experiment to Study Trauma-related Dissociation in Borderline Personality Disorder
Published on: March 8, 2018
[Body integrity identity disorder--first success in long-term psychotherapy]
Aylin Thiel1, Franziska J F Ehni, Silvia Oddo
1Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie am Klinikum der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt a. M. Aylin.Thiel@kgu.de
Objective:
The Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID) is a fairly unknown and unexplored psychic illness. Very little cases underwent a psychotherapeutic treatment.
Methods:
We report on the two-and-a-half year psychotherapy with a 37 years old man, who wants an amputation of his two legs.
Results:
Origin and meaning of the amputation desire were uncovered in psychotherapy.
Conclusions:
The psychodynamic oriented therapy with cognitive-behavioral elements can be used to develop further treatment approaches.
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