We have all experienced some degree of dissociation when engrossed watching a good movie or reading an un-putdownable book. However DID is a serious disorder where individuals do not know how to deal ...

Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...

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 ...

From a disturbed Dominican nun during the Renaissance to the controversial book Sybil and beyond, the existence of ...

Multiple Personality Disorder is a mental health condition where a person experiences two or more distinct identities or personality states, each with its own way of viewing and understanding the ...

A New Zealand woman has found love and happiness, even as she navigates life with 93 alternative personalities. Dissociative identity disorder (DID), formerly known as multiple personality disorder, ...

K N O X V I L L E, Tenn., May 1 -- — Police heard the confession on tape: A man said he raped and strangled a woman. After that, "I throwed her down and left her lying there," said the loud and angry ...

Dissociative identity disorder is a rare condition where a person enters altered states to cope with physical and emotional triggers. The condition stems from repeated childhood trauma. Consistent ...

The exact cause of personality disorders is unclear. However, genetics, neurological differences, and environmental factors may contribute to the development of these complex mental health conditions.