Telling Without Talking: Art as a Window into the World of Multiple Personality

by Barry M. Cohen, Carol Thayer Cox

This extensively illustrated book shows how abused individuals simultaneously express and camouflage dissociated and repressed information in drawings.

Genres: Mental Health

314 pages, Hardcover

First published June 17, 1995

Reviews

[aimeelire · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting and well-structured. The explanations at the beginning about how to interpret art by examining the placements, colors, textures, structures etc of a work really help with appreciating the artworks in the book. The chaptering by theme was a great choice and allows to reflect on what artistic style is best suited to express x or y thing. I also liked that, in the texts explaining how each artwork could be interpreted, context was always mentioned, to highlight that on its own art is rarely sufficient to diagnose someone accurately. Overall this is a great look into the lives and minds of people with DID.

[Lore LongSoulSystem · Rating 5 out of 5]

Es una excelente herramienta para entender aquello que es difícil de expresar con palabras, y puede ser valioso tanto en el proceso diagnóstico como en el transcurso de terapia. Su limitación es el tamaño de su muestra.