Many medical terms have evolved or changed over the years to reflect advancements in medical knowledge or to reduce stigma. For example, what was once called consumption is now known to be ...

A person develops DID to cope with early and repeated trauma, like sexual assault or violence. On-screen portrayals suggest DID can make people evil. In reality, symptoms like amnesia and ...

PARIS — The 2023 Encéphale Congress devoted a session to dissociative identity disorder (DID). It's a fascinating condition that has been depicted in countless movies and TV shows. And while it may be ...

Myths about DID paint it as a rare, untreatable condition that involves extreme personality changes. In reality, people with DID switch identities because they don't have a single unified identity.

In psychiatry, there’s no more controversial diagnosis than dissociative identity disorder (DID), the disorder formerly known as multiple personality disorder (MPD). First appearing in the third ...

LAS CRUCES - Newly-established Las Crucen Lyn Barrett explores her personal battle with Dissociative Identity Disorder in her new book, "Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory.” ...

Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD), also known as Dissociative Identity Disorder, is a mental condition where two or more distinct personalities are believed to control the behaviour of a single ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Follow Julia Naftulin Every time Julia publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your inbox!