Scientific study of the dissociative disorders

I t is interesting to speculate more deeply on the possible mean-ings of a surge in publications (publication of a key book, new findings, publication of the important consensus statements, etc.), rather than assuming that one meaning (‘fad’) must apply. In fact, nonempirical opinion and review papers nearly tripled during the ‘bubble’ period of Pope et al. and then fell off signifi-cantly. In contrast,