psychiatric
Dissociative identity disorder
Dissociative identity disorder (DID), previously known as multiple personality disorder (MPD), is a dissociative disorder characterized by the presence of at least two personality states or "alters". The is controversial and remains disputed. Proponents of DID support the model, viewing the disorder as an organic response to severe childhood trauma. Critics of the trauma model support the sociogenic (fantasy) model of DID as a societal construct and learned behavior used to express distress; developed through iatrogenesis in therapy, cultural beliefs, and exposure to the behavior in media or online.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·At least two distinct and relatively enduring personality states, alterations in sense of self, depersonalization and derealization, intermittent functional symptoms.
Causes — why it happens
- ·Disputed
Treatment
- ·Psychotherapy
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