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What famous people have DID?

  • It has been rumored that Marilyn Monroe had it
  • Herschel Walker- Retired NFL star

Signs and Symptoms

References

Symptoms include:

  • Extreme forgetfulness
  • Memory changes based on mood
  • An individual can have multiple personalities or "alters".

Famous literature include the story of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

  • "Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple

Personality Disorder): Signs, Symptoms, Treatment." WebMD. WebMD, 2015. Web. 04 May 2015.

  • "Psychology Today." Dissociative IdentityDisorder (Multiple Personality Disorder). N.p., 24 Nov. 2014. Web. 04 May 2015.
  • Feldman, Robert S. Discovering the Life Span.

Third ed. New Jersey: Pearson, 2015. Print.

How common is DID

It is estimated that around .01% of the worlds population actually has DID. With most of the people diagnosed are young adults.

The ratio of women to men with DID is 9:4

What is DID

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Difference between DID and Schizophrenia

Dissociative Identity Disorder or DID, is a mental disorder in which a person displays at least two different alternate personalities or "alters" that control a person's behavior.

Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness involving chronic psychosis, characterized mainly by hearing or seeing things that aren't real (hallucinations) and thinking or believing things with no basis in reality (delusions).

History of DID

The first case of DID was thought to be described by Paracelsus in 1646.

Causes of DID

The causes of DID are widely debated. There are several theories as to why DID is formed.

1. That DID is a reaction to trauma.

During the 19th and early 20th century, many hypnotists reported completely different people emerging throughout hypnosis. They documented how two different minds worked in the same body.

2. That DID is produced iatrogenically by inappropriate psycho therapeutic techniques.

3. If a person is under extreme stress, they may create different personalities, to better handle the stress.

To this day, DID is widely controversial and many psychologists believe it is due to other underlying diagnoses.

How to treat DID

There is no known cure for DID, While there's no "cure" for dissociative identity disorder, long-term treatment is very successful, if the patient stays committed.

The most effective treatment includes talk therapy

How it affects a person's daily life

Each alter takes over the persons life at some point.

Because oftentimes the symptoms of dissociative disorders occur with other disorders, such as anxiety and depression, dissociative disorder may be treated using the same drugs prescribed for those disorders. A person in treatment for a dissociative disorder might benefit from antidepressants or anti-anxiety medication.

Each alter might have distinct traits, personal history, and way of thinking about and relating to his or her surroundings. An alter might even be of a different gender, have his or her own name, and have distinct mannerisms or preferences.

This can create a chaotic life and cause problems in work and social situations.

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