DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS

If you've ever wondered about various dissociative disorders, you've come to the right place. This article covers the what, why, when, and how of the popular mental illness.

The Somatoform and Dissociative disorders were once considered to be hysterical neuroses, and were thought to be conversion of unconscious emotional conflicts into physical symptoms.

An overview of the portrayal of Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative Fugue, and the effects of Insomnia in Fight Club.

Understanding the causes, symptoms, and treatments for dissociative disorder.

Dissociative disorders are disorders in which there is a break in conscious awareness, memory, and the sense of identity or some combination.

Dissociative Identity Disorder, also known as Multiple Personality Disorder, affects Herschel Walker, Roseanne Barr and Adam Duritz.

Dissociative identity disorder (DID), also known as multiple personality disorder (MPD), affects between .01% to 1% of the general population.

An introductory view into the differences of dissociative identity disorder and schizophrenia by their basic symptoms without dwelling too much into the mental disorders.

Numerous resources exist to provide services and support to people with dissociative identity disorder and related conditions.

To prevent misdiagnosis, medical and mental health professionals need to evaluate an individual suspected of having dissociative amnesia. It should never be assumed that one's symptoms are due to a mental illness.

Dissociative amnesia is a type of dissociative mental disorder that is quite common among children and adults who have gone through traumatic experiences, such as physical and sexual abuse. Dissociative amnesia.

A review of Herschel Walker's book about his life with dissociative identity disorder.

Psychological disorders are a common problem within society today. These disorders affect people's lives from their work environment to their family environments.

This article discusses dissociative identity disorders.

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder, usually caused by some sort of traumatic experience has been brought into research lately as people see it has been falsely diagnosed in the past.

Discusses the phenomenon of multiple personalities.

The Diagnostic Statistic Manual was first complied in 1952 and is periodically reviewed and revised by the American Psychiatric Association (U.S. Surgeon General, n.d.; WebMD, 2007). (The current manual is the fourth revision).

I would like to compare the two disorders, Schizophrenia and Dissociative Identity Disorder. Since I am not a professional, this is by no means a comprehensive comparison, but it will help to shed light and more understanding about these two mental disorders.

Discusses the different tactics that you can use to treat Dissociative Disorders.

This article gives a general overview of both Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Dissociative Identity Disorder (aka MPD, Multiple Personality Disorder). Includes definitions, symptoms, diagnoses, and treatment information with references to the DSM.

Of the 297 mental disorders included in the DSM-IV-TR, I believe that dissociative identity disorder (DID) is the most intriguing and the most controversial

People with MPD or Dissociative Identity Disorder tend to switch from one personality to another when confronted with different people and situations. It can be treated successfully.