Dissociative Disorders Related Content

Podcast: The Sum of Her Parts With Olga Trujillo

In this episode, Trevor talks with internationally renowned speaker and author Olga Trujillo. Olga bravely shares her story, including the physical, sexual, and emotional abuse she endured as a child, significant events which led to the development of dissociative identity disorder. Olga explains...

Podcast: Robert Oxnam and His Life With Dissociative Identity Disorder

From the outside, Robert Oxnam (19:51) had it all. He was successful in high school and college, earned a PhD, had a thriving career, and was married with two children. What was completely hidden from everyone was the inner torment he was experiencing. In 1990, Robert was diagnosed with dissociative...

Deconstructing Stigma: I’m a Survivor

The following story features Robert , a participant in our Deconstructing Stigma: A Change in Thought Can Change a Life mental health public awareness campaign. Told through the eyes of its participants, this campaign boldly challenges the misconceptions of what those with mental illness look like...

Webinar: Understanding Trauma and Trauma-Related Disorders

In this previously recorded session, Matthew A. Robinson, PhD , provides an overview of PTSD, dissociative identity disorder, and other trauma-related disorders, debunks common myths about these conditions, and covers the evidence-based treatment methods to ensure that people are able to manage...

Staff Profile: Lauren A. M. Lebois, PhD

Lauren A. M. Lebois, PhD, is a cognitive neuroscientist who is passionate about understanding how the mind, brain, and body adapt in the aftermath of trauma. She prioritizes translating scientific breakthroughs in accessible, compelling, and clinically relevant ways. Dr. Lebois’ NIMH-funded research...

Staff Profile: Michael B. Leslie, MD

Dr. Leslie is the founder and director of the McLean Hospital Initiative for LGBTQ Mental Health, a program dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and gender nonconforming, and questioning or queer-identified) people and families affected by psychiatric...

Staff Profile: David J. Alperovitz, PsyD

David J. Alperovitz, PsyD, earned his doctorate in clinical psychology from the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. He completed pre-doctoral training at Tufts University, a post-doctoral fellowship in psychology for the treatment of trauma and dissociative disorders at McLean Hospital...

Staff Profile: Rebecca Schulman, MSW, LICSW

Rebecca Schulman, LICSW, began her career working with individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families. She developed an interest in providing individual and group therapy, family support, and advocating for the improvement of and access to social services. After training at the...

Staff Profile: Kayia L. Akoun, MD

Kayia L. Akoun, MD, is a staff psychiatrist at McLean Hospital’s Dissociative Disorders and Trauma Inpatient Program. Her areas of interest include women’s mental health, trauma disorders, mood disorders, and college mental health.

Trauma Care at the Intersection of Compassion and Innovation

Trauma knows no boundaries. It affects people of every background, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, age, gender, sexual orientation, and so on. Many children and adults can effectively process a traumatic incident and go on with their lives with little or no lasting negative effect, but for many...

Staff Profile: Makayla Hourihan, MSN, RN

Makayla Hourihan MSN, RN, is the nurse director of the Dissociative Disorders and Trauma Inpatient Program, where she supervises the inpatient nursing care of individuals with various psychiatric diagnoses. Ms. Hourihan joined McLean Hospital as a registered nurse in 2016 on the Community...

Dissociative Disorders and Trauma Inpatient Program

Supporting Trauma Survivors The Dissociative Disorders and Trauma Inpatient Program provides comprehensive treatment for adults who live with the effects of childhood abuse or other painful traumatic events. If you struggle with intrusive thoughts and feelings related to traumatic events, emotional...

Staff Profile: Sherry R. Winternitz, MD

Sherry R. Winternitz, MD, was previously the clinical director of the Dissociative Disorders and Trauma Programs. She began her career as a cardiologist before coming to Boston to pursue training in psychiatry, where she completed her residency at Tufts Medical Center and joined the faculty there...

Staff Profile: Matthew A. Robinson, PhD

Matthew A. Robinson, PhD, is program director of the McLean Hospital’s Trauma Continuum of Care at the Hill Center and an instructor in psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He provides individual, group, and couples treatment for trauma and dissociative disorders. As...

Staff Profile: Patricia Mangones, PMHNP-BC

Patricia Mangones, PMHNP-BC, is a nurse practitioner at the Hill Center, a partial hospital program, where she works on a multidisciplinary team. In this capacity, she provides trauma-informed medication management in individual treatment and facilitates dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and skills...

Trauma Continuum of Care at the Hill Center

At McLean, we understand that traumatic events or experiences can be unique to the individual. For some, the experience of trauma results in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related disorders. The Trauma Continuum of Care at the Hill Center offers tailored, specialized...

Staff Profile: Milissa Kaufman, MD, PhD

Milissa Kaufman, MD, PhD, graduated from the combined MD/PhD program at Boston University. As a doctoral student, she trained with Dr. Terence Keane at the National Center for PTSD in Boston. Her research focused on assessment and treatment of trauma-spectrum disorders including acute stress...

Trauma and Dissociative Disorders

Trauma knows no boundaries. It affects people of every background, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, age, gender, sexual orientation, and so on. McLean is a leader in world-class trauma disorders treatment, research, and professional and public education. Let us show you how we put people first in...