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David Spiegel

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  • Multiple personality as a post-traumatic stress disorder.

    Spiegel D, Psychiatr Clin North Am. 1984; 7 (1): 101-10

    This article examines multiple or dissociative personality syndrome as a multiple post-traumatic stress disorder, discussing these patient's developmental histories, their high hypnotizability, and their profound capacity to dissociate spontaneously to protect themselves from emotional and physical pain.

    PubMedID: 6718261

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