One Mind, Multiple Personalities : "What is Dissociative Identity Disorder? Multiple Personalities"

"What Is Dissociative Identity Disorder? Multiple Personalities | Kati Morton Treatment Trauma Did." YouTube. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Dec. 2016.

This youtube video is very informative for anyone who wants to "get their feet wet" on this topic. The speaker explains the main characteristics of this disorder very well. Even though she is not a professional in this specific field of research, she seems to be informed very well and all the information given by her is accurate. Citing the list of symptoms as stated by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) helped the speaker build credibility early on and showed her audience she is knowledgeable about this topic. Even though she may not be touching every single aspect of possible causes and treatment areas, this is a great video to start with when looking for information about this disorder.

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Dissociative Identity Disorder, or formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder, is and has been a highly controversial topic in terms of diagnosis as well as treatment. It is a severe condition in which two or more distinct identities, or personality states, are present in—and alternately take control of—an individual. Even in today's advanced field of psychology, this dissociative disorder still remains highly underdiagnosed due to not many people knowing about its symptoms since signs of DID may be invisible and have a rather small window of viability. At the same time, cases of misdiagnosis have been surfacing over the past decades as well. In order to be able to accurately diagnose the right amount of the population, more people need to be made aware of the characteristics, possible causes and treatments of this disorder.

I am a Psychology Major and have always found Dissociative Disorders highly interesting. After just having studied Dissociative Identity Disorder in my Abnormal Psychology class a few weeks ago, I thought this was a great opportunity for me to build a blog around this topic. This disorder is often misdiagnosed (not to mention being mistaken with Schizophrenia) as well as highly underdiagnosed and more people need to be made aware of information revolving around this topic.

One Mind, Multiple Personalities

"What is Dissociative Identity Disorder? Multiple Personalities"

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