Through Divided Minds: Probing the Mysteries of Multiple Personalities

by Robert S. Mayer

A psychoanalyst describes his treatment of a patient suffering from multiple personality disorder, discussing the childhood episodes that trigger the disorder and how he developed the techniques that enabled him to treat it.

Genres: Psychology, Mental Health

294 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1988

Reviews

[Fishface · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was OK, but the cases are treated so briefly by the author that one gets the impression that he cured each one in six sessions. It also points up the fact that some therapists out there seem to have dozens of these cases breaking down their doors, where others never see a single one in their lifetimes. See also THEATER OF DISORDER and SYBIL EXPOSED for more on that phenomenon.

[Caro Sada · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating, nonfiction account I have a doctor's work with a patient suffering from multiple personality disorder. I always thought Sybil was the most fascinating case until this book.