Selected Media Interviews
Dr. Brand has been interviewed by national press organizations about trauma-related disorders. 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. A woman living with DID was also interviewed about her experiences. This is a fascinating interview!
http://wnpr.org/post/movies-get-split-personalities-all-wrong
National Public Radio’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. Dr. Paul McHugh and Debbie Nathan were also interviewed.
http://www.npr.org/2011/10/21/141591185/exploring-multiple-personalities-in-sybil-exposed
Dr. Brand was interviewed about the identification and treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder by Dr. Rubin for Psychotherapy.net
https://www.psychotherapy.net/interview/bethany_brand_identification_of_did
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
Dr. Brand was interviewed for a story about dissociative identity disorder for The Cut.
https://www.thecut.com/2019/05/what-its-like-to-have-multiple-personalities.html
Dr. Brand was interviewed for a story about dissociation for Vice.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/a355zg/what-does-it-mean-to-dissociate
Dr. Brand was interviewed for a story about sexual assault and amnesia for Cosmopolitian by Sara Gaynes Levy.
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a25700541/delayed-recall-sexual-assault-recovered-memories/
Dr. Brand was interviewed by the American Psychological Association for its online blog APA PsycIQ about trauma-informed practice.
http://psyciq.apa.org/practicing-while-trauma-informed/
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.
National Public Radio’s It’s Your Health. Dr. Brand was interviewed about dissociative disorders.
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.
Psych Central. Dr. Brand was interviewed about dissociative identity disorder.
http://psychcentral.com/lib/2011/dispelling-myths-about-dissociative-identity-disorder/