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May 2022
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What is dissociative identity disorder? ...

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
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Dissociative identity disorder – which many people recognize by its former name, multiple personality disorder – is one of Hollywood’s favorite psychology-related topics, with a decades-long history of movie and TV portrayals, most recently in this spring’s “Moon Knight.” But in real life, DID does not look like it does on the screen. Bethany Brand, PhD, of ... Show More
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