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A major development occurring at the moment is our inclusion in a training DVD designed to help survivors, carers and professionals who deal with Dissociative Disorders, such as Dissociative Identity Disorder (which used to be known as Multiple Personality Disorder). The DVD, "A Logical Way of Being", won a Best Media Award at the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. It is a significant project organised by First Person Plural - a survivor-led national association for people who experience complex dissociative distress, as well as their friends and family and professional allies (contact details are in the 'Links' page).

In addition to this, we are part of a national research network through The European Society for Trauma and Dissociation, and are working on gaining support from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) to promote clear guidelines for the psychological treatment of complex trauma.

Dissociation is fairly difficult to get diagnosed within the NHS and private practice - it can begin with a set of screening questionnaires - the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) and Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire (SDQ-20) being the ones which are nationally recognised. If these demonstrate significant results, then the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Dissociative Disorders  (SCID-D) can be used. This is a detailed questionnaire looking at current symptomology. For many people with dissociative disorders, this may seem quite threatening, but when explained corrctly, people realise it dos not enquire about the nature of trauma experienced, just the impact on day-to-day functioning.

In addition, I now send Tweets via Twitter on @DrMikeLloyd - please follow me for regular updates and source material, or @ESTDeurope for more resources and conference events.

I look forward to hearing from you.