Researching The Processes Involved in Dissociative Pathology

Since dissociation is a broad concept, there is heterogeneity both in the results and in the research methodology concerning it. The purpose of this paper is to list and discuss research methods on the general topic of dissociation. We discuss the assessment of dissociation related to its different conceptualizations, non-experimental methods and potential populations for study, and finally, already tried, as well as hypothetical methods to experimentally induce state dissociation. Although there is a wide array of research methods, there is a lack of studies aimed specifically at validity and the comparison of different ways to experimentally induce dissociation.