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- Former name: Multiple personality disorder
- Disorder type: Dissociative
- A controversial condition
- Often results from abuse during childhoodeMedicine: Child Abuse & Neglect: Dissociative Identity Disorder
- Linked to epilepsy
- Average age presents itself: 5.9 years oldNAMI: Dissociative Identity Disorder
- Identities possible: 2 to over 100NAMI: Dissociative Identity Disorder
- Average number of identities: 10NAMI: Dissociative Identity Disorder
- Prevalence: Present 3-4% of psychiatric hospitalizationsMerck Manual: Dissociative Identity Disorder
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Previously called multiple personality disorder, dissociative identity disorder is a mental disorder where a person displays multiple distinct identities or personalities.
The components that appear to contribute to the formation of a dissociative identity disorder include an overbearing stress; the capacity to put consciousness separate from memories and ideas; atypical psychological growth, and the lack of care and protection during childhood.Merck Manual: Dissociative Identity Disorder
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Dissociative Identity Disorder on Amazon
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The Haunted Self: Structural Dissociation and the Treatment of Chronic Traumatization (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology) - $49.95
Life is an ongoing struggle for patients who have been chronically traumatized. They typically have a wide array of symptoms, often classified under different combinations of como...Amazon
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Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder: The Power of the Collective Heart - $40.95
This is a book about the triumph of inner authority over the debilitating effects of trauma and abuse. In a simple and straightforward style, a three-phase model for treating dis...Amazon
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The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook - $17.95
Finally, a book that addresses your concerns about DID From Eve to Sybil to Truddi Chase, the media have long chronicled the lives of people with dissociative identity...Amazon
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Forensic Aspects of Dissociative Identity Disorder (Forensic Psychotherapy Monograph Series) - $39.95
Personality Disorder is a baffling, confusing and rather bizarre condition. Although Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a formal DSM-IV diagnosis, it is still very controversi...Amazon
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The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook (Sourcebooks) - $18.95
Finally, a book that addresses your concerns about DID From Eve to Sybil to Truddi Chase, the media have long chronicled the lives of people with dissociative identity...Amazon
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Dissociative Identity Disorder Questions
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Dissociative Identity Disorder Causes and Symptoms
- MayoClinic.com: Dissociative Disorders: Signs and Symptoms | Causes
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When 2 persons have dissociative identity disorder it's tough to get a unanimous consentual experience going..lmao!!!
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When'll ppl realize Joe Lieberman is unstable, possibly suffering from dissociative identity disorder? #hcr
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Invited by Yedda to answer "Dissociative Identity Disorder" http://yedda.com/q/186534565821482/?tiy
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also wonders if @NAMISwMo has any stats about Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)...
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