CONTROVERSY ASSOCIATED WITH DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS The DSM-5-TR is a diagnostic tool. It has evolved over the decades, as have the classifications and criteria within its pages. It is used not just for diagnosis, however, but also for billing, access to services, and legal cases. Not all practitioners are in agreement with the content and structure of the DSM-5-TR, and dissociative disorders are one such area. These disorders can be difficult to distinguish and diagnose. There is also controversy in the field over the legitimacy of certain dissociative disorders, such as dissociative identity disorder, which was formerly called multiple personality disorder. In this Assignment, you will examine the controversy surrounding dissociative disorders. You will also explore clinical, ethical, and legal considerations pertinent to working with patients with these disorders

CONTROVERSY ASSOCIATED WITH DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS The DSM-5-TR is a diagnostic tool. It has evolved over the decades, as have the classifications and criteria within its pages. It is used not just for diagnosis, however, but also for billing, access to services, and legal cases. Not all practitioners are in agreement with the content and structure of the DSM-5-TR, and dissociative disorders are one such area. These disorders can be difficult to distinguish and diagnose. There is also controversy in the field over the legitimacy of certain dissociative disorders, such as dissociative identity disorder, which was formerly called multiple personality disorder. In this Assignment, you will examine the controversy surrounding dissociative disorders. You will also explore clinical, ethical, and legal considerations pertinent to working with patients with these disorders

Introduction Dissociative disorders are a range of psychiatric conditions that are frequently misdiagnosed partly attributed to inadequate disease awareness by healthcare professionals and multiple controversies surrounding these disorders. Dissociation occors when the subjective integration of behavior, memory, consciousness, perception, identity, emotion, representation, and motor control is abnormally interrupted, disrupted, or discontinued (Boyer et al., 2022). The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders classifies dissociative disorders into 5 distinct groups namely; dissociative identity disorder, depersonalization/derealization disorder, dissociative amnesia, other specified dissociative disorders, and unspecified dissociative disorder (Boyer et al., 2022). Contact with healthcare providers is mostly a result of suicidal and selfdestructive tendencies associated with these disorders. The purpose of this paper is to analyze different issues surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of dissociative disorders. The specific aspects that will be covered are controversy surrounding dissociative disorders, professional beliefs about dissociative disorders, strategies for maintaining a good therapeutic relationship with a client presenting with a dissociative disorder, and pertinent ethical and legal considerations when dealing with a dissociative disorder client in clinical. Controversy Surrounding Dissociative Disorders Dissociative disorders have been faced with immense controversial disputes not only among healthcare professionals but also among various individuals from other disciplines. These debates are mostly centered on dismissing the evidence-based proven relationship between dissociative disorders and early childhood and accumulative psychological trauma. The controversy questions whether dissociative disorders are a result of psychological trauma or artefactual conditions created by iatrogenesis and socio-cultural factors (Loewenstein et al.,