Dissociative Identity Disorder in Children and Teenagers (multiple personality disorder)

Описание: Dissociative Identity Disorder in Children and Teenagers:

What do The Three Faces of Eve, Split, the Fight Club, Glass and Psycho have in common? They are all famous movies where one of the main characters had multiple personalities; but is it real? For years, many psychiatrists argued that multiple personality disorder was not real, in fact, I once worked with a psychiatric nurse who was adamant there was no such thing as multiple personality disorder, despite the fact that my client was diagnosed with and very clearly displayed all the signs and symptoms of a multiple personality disorder.

Sadly, the way multiple personality disorder has been portrayed in movies e.g. an evil alter, or a violent killer has led to so many myths and misconceptions which contribute to the stigma and shame. But did you know that celebrities such as Roseanne Barr, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj and Herschel Walker have all been diagnosed with a multiple personality disorder?

Today, instead of using the term multiple personality disorder, experts prefer the term Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Contrary to what many people may believe, DID is a very real and complex mental disorder thought to be caused by major factors involving extreme trauma in early childhood e.g. emotional, physical, sexual abuse, severe neglect.

The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation characterizes DID by the presence of one or more distinct personalities/identities each of which can take control of a child/teenager’s behaviour at different times. According to Frank Putman, Psychiatrist: “young children faced with severe sexual or physical abuse or neglect have no effective way of fighting or avoiding the offender…To escape the painful reality, the only tool available during the abusive incident is that of dissociation. Separating mind from physical experience provides a sense of protection…dissociation interferes with the process of memory encoding, so there is little or no memory of the traumatic event” (National Institute of Mental Health).

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