Joan W Ellason

Biographic Data

ID7114691
NAMEJoan W Ellason
GIVEN NAMESJoan W
FAMILY NAMEEllason
SIGNATUREELLASON J W
AFFILIATIONSRichardson, Texas
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR4
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1995
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1998
H-INDEX0

  • Exorcism Revisited

    Open AccessDennis L Bull, Joan W Ellason et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychology and Theology1998

    Forty-seven separate incidents of exorcism, conducted on 15 Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) patients, were retrospectively investigated by a neutral interviewer using the Exorcism Experiences Questionnaire. Five types of exorcism were identified based on eight methodological factors. These factors were patient permission, noncoercion, active participation of the patient, understanding of DID dynamics by the exorcist, implementation of the ex…

  • Childhood Trauma and Psychiatric Symptoms

    Open AccessJoan W Ellason, Colin A Ro et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1997

    144 psychiatric inpatients who reported childhood physical or sexual trauma were administered the Symptom Check List-90-Revised, the Dissociative Experiences Scale, and the Dissociative Disorders Interview Schedule. There was a significant association of reported childhood abuse with psychotic and other symptoms. The findings support the hypothesis that experience of trauma may precede psychiatric symptoms, perhaps including positive symptoms of …

  • Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-Ii Follow-Up of Patients with Dissociative Identity Disorder

    Open AccessJoan W Ellason, Colin A Ro et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1996

    This study is part of a two-year follow-up assessment of 35 out of 96 patients clinically diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder, who were administered the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-II. Eight subjects achieved integration during the two-year follow-up period. Significant improvement was evident for raw scores on the Self-defeating, Borderline, Paranoid, Anxiety, Somatoform, Dysthymia, Alcohol Dependence, and Drug Dependent scale…

  • Assessment of Dissociative Identity Disorder with the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory–II

    Open AccessJoan W Ellason, Colin A Ro et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1995

    96 patients with a clinical diagnosis of Dissociative Identity Disorder were administered the Million Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-II. The most elevated personality disorder scales were Avoidant, Self-defeating, Borderline, and Passive-Aggressive personality disorders. Elevated Axis I scales included Dysthymia, Major Depression, Thought Disorder, and Anxiety Disorder. Million-II profiles of a patient before and after integration showed normaliza…