Multiple personality disorder is it a real disease?

Question

I dont think so. Thats my 2 cents I want to hear yours.

Answer 1

It was unknown until the movie Sybil came out, and then thousands of people said they had it. If you look up the original case, it seemst to be something that was forced by the therapist on the woman who was "Sybil." She said that her therapist would name different feelings she had and different situations that happened to her. I think it's fake.

Answer 2

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), as defined by the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), is a mental condition whereby a single individual evidences two or more distinct identities or personalities, each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment. The diagnosis requires that at least two personalities routinely take control of the individual's behavior and that there is associated memory loss that goes beyond normal forgetfulness, often referred to as losing time or acute Dissociative Amnesia[1]. The symptoms of DID must not be the direct result of substance abuse or a more general medical condition in order to be diagnosed. DID was originally named Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD)[2], and, as referenced above, that name remains in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.
This condition is not an equivalent for schizophrenia (DSM-IV Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders), as is a common misconception. The term schizophrenia comes from root words for "split mind," but refers more to a fracture in the normal functioning of the brain, than the personality.
Dissociation is a demonstrated symptom of several psychiatric disorders, including Borderline Personality Disorder (DSM-IV Personality Disorders 301.83), Post-traumatic stress disorder (DSM-IV Anxiety Disorders 309.81[3]), and Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, to name a few.
As a diagnosis, DID remains controversial. For many years DID was regarded as a North American phenomenon[4][5][6] with the bulk of the literature still arising there. However, research demonstrates a lack of consensus belief in the validity of DID amongst North American psychiatrists.[7][8] Practitioners who do accept DID as a valid disorder have produced an extensive literature with some of the more recent papers originating outside North America. Criticism of the diagnosis continues with Piper and Merskey describing it as a culture bound and often iatrogenic condition which they believe is in decline.[6][9]

Answer 3

I went to a seminar given by a psychiatrist once.

He asked people to raise their hands if they don't believe in Multiple Personality Disorder (DIssociative Identity Disorder). The psychiatrist giving the seminar raised his hand.

I have also heard mental health professionals call it "the UFO of mental illness.'

Answer 4

MPD is now known as DID (disassociative identity disorder) and is professionally recognized in the DSM IV.

Answer 5

the voices in my head say it's a real disease, and i have no reason not to believe them