This series can be accessed in the categories section on the right, under Coping with Trauma Related Dissociation.
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Complex PTSD consists of six symptom clusters, which also have been described in terms of dissociation of personality.
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Of course, people who receive this diagnosis often also suffer from other problems as well, and as noted earlier, diagnostic categories may overlap significantly. The symptom clusters are as follows:
Alterations in Regulation of Affect ( Emotion ) and Impulses
Changes in Relationship with others
Somatic Symptoms
Changes in Meaning
Changes in the perception of Self
Changes in Attention and Consciousness
Posted by Francesca Broadus on January 16, 2012 at 11:58 pm
I really like and appreciate your post. Will read on…
Posted by Marty on January 17, 2012 at 12:11 am
Thanks.
this is the first in the series, each symptom has a separate post. Excellent description and expalnation of dissociation. Our biggest issue.