Selected Media Interviews

Dr. Brand has been interviewed by local and national press organizations about trauma-related disorders and about forensic cases. Select interviews include:

• Connecticut National Public Radio. Dr. Brand was interviewed on a show focused on dissociative identity disorder (DID) in which she and a woman diagnosed with DID challenged myths about the disorder, including those portrayed in the movie Split. http://wnpr.org/post/movies-get-split-personalities-all-wrong

• NPR’s Science Friday. Dr. Brand was interviewed about dissociative disorders in the context of a popular press book alleging that the famous case of Sybil was factitious. http://www.npr.org/2011/10/21/141591185/exploring-multiple-personalities-in-sybil-exposed

• American Psychological Association. Dr. Brand was interviewed about her study on the coverage of child maltreatment in psychology textbooks. The podcast “How Adequate is Coverage of Child Maltreatment in Abnormal Psychology Textbooks?” is hosted at: http://www.apa.org/pubs/highlights/podcasts/episode-08.aspx

• West Coast Trauma Project. Dr. Brand was interviewed for the West Coast Trauma Project. http://www.westcoasttraumaproject.com/podcast/bethany-brand-phd/

• U.S. News and World Report. Dr. Brand was interviewed about dissociative identity disorder. http://health.usnews.com/health-news/patient-advice/articles/2015/03/12/what-is-dissociative-identity-disorder

• PsychCentral. Dr. Brand was interviewed about dissociative disorders and the TOP DD Study. http://blogs.psychcentral.com/after-trauma/2014/07/what-is-complex-trauma-and-dissociation-interview-series-with-bethany-brand/

• National Public Radio’s It’s Your Health. Dr. Brand was interviewed about dissociative disorders. http://www.itsyourhealthnetwork.com/component/muscol/D/2-dr-elizabeth-lombardo/5-emotional-spiritual/2059-bethany-brand-ph-d

• Michigan National Public Radio. Dr. Brand was interviewed about posttraumatic stress disorder and dissociation. http://interlochenpublicradio.org/post/army-nurse-questions-prevailing-diagnosis-ptsd-launches-advocacy-group

• Towson University. Dr. Brand was interviewed for a story that was featured on Towson University’s homepage. http://www.towson.edu/news/2015/ontheirminds.html

• East Bay Express.  Dr. Brand was interviewed by Sam Levin about dissociative identity disorder. http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/when-the-mind-splits/Content?oid=4109440

• The Trauma & Mental Health Record. Dr. Brand was interviewed about her research on dissociative disorders for Dr. Robert Muller’s online magazine published by York University, Toronto, Canada. http://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/2013/02/dissociative-identity-disorder-drawing-the-line-between-fact-and-fiction/

• Psych Central. Dr. Brand was interviewed about dissociative identity disorder. http://psychcentral.com/lib/2011/dispelling-myths-about-dissociative-identity-disorder/