Dear Paulo,

Thanks for your important question. Here are some resources on the theories of dissociation that may interest you:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1525127/

https://muse.jhu.edu/journals/wsq/summary/v036/36.1-2.suleiman.html

http://www.trauma-pages.com/a/nijenhuis-2004.php

http://www.onnovdhart.nl/articles/dissociationtheory.pdf

Dear Stephen

Thank you

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Paulo

Very useful indeed, thanks.

Dear Jeff

Thank you

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Paulo

You may want to read this book: http://www.psychotherapy.com.au/shop/dissociation-model-of-borderline-personality-disorder.html

Dear Shaun

Thank you

Best

Paulo

thankyou for that!

another useful book is 'abnormal psychology' by Rosenberg and Kosslyn for understanding the etiology and treatment of various disorders