Publications [#251914] of Jean Hamilton

Journal Articles

1. Loewenstein, RJ; Hamilton, JA; Alagna, SW; Reid, N; DeVries, M (1987). Experiential Sampling in the Study of Multiple Personality Disorder. American Journal of of Psychiatry, 44(1), 19-24. (Reprinted: under the title "Capturing alternate personalities: The use of experience sampling in multiple personality disorder" in M. DeVries, (Ed.) (199X), The Experience of Psychopathology. Investigating mental disorders in their natural settings (pp.157-166). New York: Cambridge University Press). [doi]
   (last updated on 2025/06/16)

   Abstract:
   The authors describe the application of experiential sampling, a new time-sampling method, to the assessment of rapid state changes in a woman with multiple personality disorder. She was signaled at random intervals during study periods and asked to provide information on alternate personality switches, amnesia, and mood state. The alternates displayed some characteristics that were as different as those occurring between separate individuals studied previously with this method. There were notable discrepancies between the self-report study data and information reported during therapy hours. The authors conclude that the phenomenology of multiple personality disorder is frequently more complex than is suspected early in the course of treatment.