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Dissociative Disorders have a high rate of responsiveness to therapy and that with proper treatment, their prognosis is quite good.

Marlene Steinberg , in Interviewer's Guide to the Structured Clinical Interview for Dsm-IV (R) Dissociative Disorders (Scid-D)
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It is not unusual for subjects diagnosed with a Dissociative Disorder on the SCID-D to be surprised at having their symptoms validated by a clinician who understands the nature of their disorder.

Marlene Steinberg , in Interviewer's Guide to the Structured Clinical Interview for Dsm-IV (R) Dissociative Disorders (Scid-D)
validation mental-illness diagnosis dissociative mental-disorder did dissociative-identity-disorder dissociative-disorders dissociative-disorder ddnos diagnostic-criteria depersonalization-disorder