title: Hazards to the therapist in the treatment of multiple personalities.
abstract: It is vitally important that the therapist be cognizant of the dangers inherent in treating some patients with multiple personality disorder. The authors offer sound, detailed advice on every facet of the clinician's interaction with the patient--from keeping on good terms with each ego state to guarding against physical violence and sexual seduction.
mesh_terms: D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D009105:Dissociative Identity Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004532:Ego; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D011889:Rage; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D014754:Violence