‘And we are a human being’: Coproduced reflections on person‐centred psychotherapy in plural and dissociative identity

Blunden, Nicola; Billie,

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“…The lack of standardized language was a barrier to understanding (Černis et al, 2020). Overall, a variety of unique terminology was reported, including ‘multiples’, ‘residents’ and ‘plural identity’ (Blunden & Billie., 2021; Ribáry et al, 2017). As a result, participants felt misaligned with current discussions around multiplicity, which is often more complex than current criteria and language elucidates.…”

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“…The subtheme related to the importance of internal communication with other system members and the difficulties that are associated with having to make compromises. The internal relationship was reported as being an ongoing process that people struggled with, particularly as some members of the system could cause harm to others (Blunden & Billie., 2021; Orlof et al, 2021). As members of the system can have different ages, genders and preferences, it was difficult to ‘negotiate the competing interests’ (Fox et al, 2013, p. 333).…”

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It has been and continues to be, a journey that has seen me undergo a metamorphosis. (Blunden & Billie, 2021, p. 13)…”

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Conceptualizing multiplicity spectrum experiences: A systematic review and thematic synthesis

Eve,

Heyes,

Parry

2023

Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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BackgroundDissociative identity disorder and depersonalization–derealization have attracted research and clinical interest, facilitating greater understanding. However, little is known about the experience of multiplicity of self outside of traumagenic or illness constructs. Consequently, this systematic review explored how people identifying as having multiple selves conceptualize their experiences and identity.MethodsA comprehensive search of qualitative studies reporting lived experiences of multiplicity was conducted through PsycINFO, PubMed and Scopus (PROSPERO ID: CRD42021258555). Thirteen relevant studies were retrieved (N = 98, 16–64 years, conducted in the United Kingdom, the United States, Hungary and Poland).ResultsUsing line‐by‐line thematic synthesis, four analytical themes were developed: multiplicity: disorder versus experience; impact of understanding multiplicity; importance of supporting multiplicity; and continuum of experiences.DiscussionThis review highlights heterogeneity within multiplicity‐spectrum experiences, emphasizing the need for person‐centred, individualized understanding, separate from mental health conceptualizations. Therefore, training in person‐centred individualized care to promote self‐concept clarity is needed across health, education and social care. This systematic review is the first to synthesize voices of people with lived experience across the multiplicity spectrum, demonstrating how qualitative research can contribute to advancing our understanding of this complex phenomena with the community, acknowledging reciprocal psychosocial impacts of multiplicity and providing valuable recommendations for services.

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Conceptualizing multiplicity spectrum experiences: A systematic review and thematic synthesis

Eve,

Heyes,

Parry

2023

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“…However, at the present time these aspects of practice are given little attention within the dominant interventionist perspective on therapy and within mainstream therapy theory. For example, there are few examples of studies that directly document or analyze therapist-client co-production ( Hartogs et al, 2013 ; Blunden, 2021 ; Klevan et al, 2021 ; Råbu and Moltu, 2021 ).…”

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Psychotherapy as making

McLeod

Sundet

2022

Front. Psychol.

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Historically, research and practice of psychotherapy have been conducted within conceptual frameworks defined in terms of theoretical models. These models are in turn guided by meta-theories about the purpose of psychotherapy and its place in society. An image of psychotherapy that underpins much contemporary practice is the idea that therapy operates as an intervention that involves the implementation and application of a pre-existing theoretical model or set of empirically validated procedures. The present paper introduces the idea that it may be valuable to regard psychotherapy not as an intervention but instead as a process of making, in the sense of offering a cultural space for the co-construction of meaningful and satisfying ways of living that draw on shared cultural resources. We offer an overview of what a therapy of making might look like, followed by an account of theoretical perspectives, both within the psychotherapy literature and derived from wider philosophical and social science sources, that we have found valuable in terms of making sense of this way of thinking about practice. Our conclusion is that we need something in addition to theory-specific and protocol-driven therapies, in order to be able to incorporate the unexpected, the not-before-met perspective, event or practice of living, and to be open towards the radically new, the given, and the unknown.

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“…Co-production research partners must commit seriously to hermeneutic justice ( Fricker, 2007 ), in which ways of understanding conveyed by different actors are considered to have equal value, especially where the voices of some actors have been previously silenced ( Blunden and Calder, 2020 ). Examples of co-produced psychotherapy research studies include Blunden (2020 ) and Curran et al (2021 ).…”

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A Pluralistic Perspective on Research in Psychotherapy: Harnessing Passion, Difference and Dialogue to Promote Justice and Relevance

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The adoption of a pluralistic perspective on research design, processes of data collection and analysis and dissemination of findings, has the potential to enable psychotherapy research to make a more effective contribution to building a just society. A review of the key features of the concept of pluralism is followed by a historical analysis of the ways in which research in counselling, psychotherapy and related disciplines has moved in the direction of a pluralistic position around knowledge creation. Core principles of a pluralistic approach to research are identified and explored in the context of a critical case study of contemporary research into psychotherapy for depression, examples of pluralistically oriented research practices, and analysis of a pluralistic conceptualisation of the nature of evidence. Implications of a pluralistic perspective for research training and practice are discussed. Pluralistic inquiry that emphasises dialogue, collaboration, epistemic justice and the co-existence of multiple truths, creates opportunities for individuals, families and communities from a wide range of backgrounds to co-produce knowledge in ways that support their capacities for active citizenship and involvement in open democratic decision-making. To fulfil these possibilities, it is necessary for psychotherapy research to be oriented towards social goals that are sufficiently relevant to both researchers and co-participants to harness their passion and work together for a common good.

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‘And we are a human being’: Coproduced reflections on person‐centred psychotherapy in plural and dissociative identity

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Conceptualizing multiplicity spectrum experiences: A systematic review and thematic synthesis

Conceptualizing multiplicity spectrum experiences: A systematic review and thematic synthesis

Psychotherapy as making

A Pluralistic Perspective on Research in Psychotherapy: Harnessing Passion, Difference and Dialogue to Promote Justice and Relevance

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