Smith ScholarWorks Theses, Dissertations, and Projects 2013 The ambiguous loss of post-integration : a theoretical analysis of the effects of integration on clients with dissociative identity disorder Elise A. Manning Smith College Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.smith.edu/theses Part of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons Recommended Citation Manning, Elise A., "The ambiguous loss of post-integration : a theoretical analysis of the effects of integration on clients with dissociative identity disorder" (2013). Masters Thesis, Smith College, Northampton, MA. https://scholarworks.smith.edu/theses/628 This Masters Thesis has been accepted for inclusion in Theses, Dissertations, and Projects by an authorized administrator of Smith ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Elise Manning The Ambiguous Loss of Post- Integration: A Theoretical Analysis of the Effects of Integration on Clients with Dissociative Identity Disorder ABSTRACT Although undergoing integration treatment and achieving intrapsychic integration is widely considered an unmitigated positive outcome for individuals diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder, the literature suggests that integration, which may include experiences or perceptions of loss, may be an outcome of far more complicated and varied resonance than is generally acknowledged. This theoretical study examines this little-examined element of the treatment outcome—the phenomenon of an individual’s experience or perception of loss following