Fiona Kennedy, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, was formerly an NHS Director of Psychologyand is now MD of GreenWood Mentors Ltd. She has published on dissociation and specializes clinically in adult survivors of trauma, personality disorder and dissociation.

Helen Kennerley, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, is a founder member of the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre and Director of the Diploma/MSc in Advanced Cognitive Therapy Studies. She is an experienced clinician specializing in childhood trauma, dissociative disorders and self-injurious behaviours.

David Pearson, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, is a specialist in child and adolescent mental health, formerly an NHS Head of Psychology and Honorary Tutor at the University of Southampton. He has published in a number of peer-reviewed journals.

Dedication. Foreword. How to Use This Book. Preface. Kennedy & Kennerley, Chapter 1: The Development of Our Understanding of Dissociation. Kennedy, Chapter 2: Dissociation, Personality and Psychopathology: a Cognitive Approach. Pearson, Chapter 3: Can the Foundations of Dissociation be Found in Childhood? Kennerley & Kischka, Chapter 4: The Brain and Memory. Kennerley & Kischka, Chapter 5: The Brain, Neuropsychology and Dissociation. Stopa, Chapter 6: Imagery and Dissociation. Huntjens, Dorahy & van Wees-Cieraad, Chapter 7: Dissociation and Memory Fragmentation. Mountford, Chapter 8: The Eating Disorders and Dissociation. Newman Taylor & Sambrook, Chapter 9: The Role of Dissociation in Psychosis; Implications for Clinical Practice. Brown, Chapter 10: Dissociation and Somatoform Disorders. Haaland & Landrø, Chapter 11: Dissociative Experiences in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder. Hunter, Chapter 12: Understanding and Treating Depersonalization Disorder. Cowdrill, Chapter 13: Unravelling the Mystery of Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Case Example and Therapist's Journey. Gilbert, Chapter 14: An Evolutionary and Compassion Focused Approach to Dissociation. Van der Hart & Steele, Chapter 15: Trauma-related Dissociation: Theory and Treatment of Dissociation of the Personality. Mansell & Carey, Chapter 16: Dissociation: Perceptual Control Theory as an Integrative Framework for Clinical Interventions. Donnelly & Neziroglu, Chapter 17 Dissociation from an Acceptance Oriented Standpoint. Kennedy, Kennerley & Pearson, Chapter 18 Summary and Conclusions. Glossary. Index.