What is Dissociative Identity Disorder?

What is Dissociative Identity Disorder?

• Dissociative Identity Disorder: A neurotic mental disorder where a person's field of consciousness is limited in order to fulfill an unconscious goal. Often selective amnesia is involved and the person develops what is called multiple personalities.

Dissociative Identity Disorder: Introduction

Types of Dissociative Identity Disorder:

Broader types of Dissociative Identity Disorder:

• Mental illness
• Dissociative disorder
• more types...»

What causes Dissociative Identity Disorder?

Causes of Dissociative Identity Disorder: see causes of Dissociative Identity Disorder

What are the symptoms of Dissociative Identity Disorder?

Symptoms of Dissociative Identity Disorder: see symptoms of Dissociative Identity Disorder

Dissociative Identity Disorder: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Dissociative Identity Disorder.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Dissociative Identity Disorder.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Dissociative Identity Disorder: see treatments for Dissociative Identity Disorder
Research for Dissociative Identity Disorder: see research for Dissociative Identity Disorder

Name and Aliases of Dissociative Identity Disorder

Main name of condition: Dissociative Identity Disorder

Dissociative hysteria [formerly]

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