Trauma and dissociation : 30 years of study and lessons learned along the way -- Complex PTSD : the effects of chronic trauma and victimization -- Falling apart : dissociation and the dissociative disorders -- Derailed : childhood trauma, attachment, and the development of the self -- The memory wars : the nature of traumatic memories of childhood abuse -- The therapeutic roller coaster : phase-oriented treatment for complex PTSD -- Staying safe : the paradox of self-care -- Containment : controlling posttraumatic and dissociative symptoms -- The therapeutic dance : relational dilemmas in treating complex PTSD -- The "impossible" patient : chronic disempowerment -- Good fences make good neighbors : maintaining the treatment frame -- The rational treatment of dissociative identity disorder -- managing crisis : acute care and hospitalization -- Psychopharmacology for trauma-related disorders -- Controversies and future directions in the field of trauma and dissociation.