Foreword by Mark Whitacre, “The Informant”
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1: Something for (Almost) Everyone
2: Entering the Land of the Lost
3: What Causes the Need to Dissociate?
4: Eccentric versus Sick: Spotting the Difference
5: The Uphill Trek to a Diagnosis
6: Treating the Symptoms: Everyone’s Nightmare
7: Treatment That Heals
8: Coming Back Home
Epilogue
Appendix
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors
John A. Biever, M.D., is a general and child/adolescent
psychiatrist in private practice at the Quittie Glen Center for
Mental Health in Annville, PA. He is a founding faculty member of
the Central Pennsylvania Institute for Mental Health, where he and
other faculty members present educational and training programs
intended to promote sound mental health throughout the mid-state
region and beyond. He is a consultant in child psychiatry to the
Pennsylvania State Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services and a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the
Penn State University College of Medicine.
Maryann Karinch is the author or co-author of 18 books, most of
which focus on human behavior. She has led specialized training in
body language with the Department of Homeland Security, staff and
faculty at George Mason University, and members and guests of the
International Spy Museum. Maryann's website is at www.karinch.com.
The Wandering Mind seamlessly weaves clinical narrative and
biomedical science in a way that makes dissociative conditions
accessible to both the lay reader and seasoned practitioner. This
work is both timely and valuable in our attempts to understand a
growing psychiatric population struggling with the dissociative
scars of trauma and war.
*Amir A. Afkhami, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Global Health Division, School
of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington
University*
Biever and Karinch, in their marvelous book, The Wandering Mind,
demonstrate time and again that they have been engaged with
individuals in dissociative states. And they write in a manner that
enables us to experience this engagement and attain a deeper
understanding of dissociation. They help us to understand the
person who is experiencing a disorder of dissociation, not a
diagnosis. The wisdom of this book may equally be applied to
individuals with all sorts of disorders.
*Dan Hughes, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and author of
Attachment-Focused Family Therapy Workbook and Brain-Based
Parenting, among other works*
Biever, a psychiatrist in private practice, and Karanich, a science
writer, cover the dissociation waterfront. The book is written
through the lens of Biever, who expertly describes daydreaming,
fantasy-prone personalities, and charismatic leaders. He
differentiates dissociate identity disorder (DID) from dissociative
fugue, dissociative amnesia, depersonalization disorders, and false
memories, using examples from the literature as well as his own
case studies. Karanich is probably responsible for the
reader-friendly tone of the book, with its clear description and
sympathetic presentation of dissociative phenomena. This is
especially evident in the discussion of a Dr. Saroj Parida, whose
DID ended a brilliant career when an alter personality committed
insurance fraud that led to his incarceration. This is only one of
the strands in a rich tapestry. The book includes an excellent
glossary. This book can serve as an introduction to the field for
nonclinicians; for clinicians, it provides an opportunity to expand
and deepen understanding of this complex human capacity. Summing
Up: Highly recommended. All readers.
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