Many medical terms have evolved or changed over the years to reflect advancements in medical knowledge or to reduce stigma. For example, what was once called consumption is now known to be ...

Dissociative identity disorder (DID), formerly known as multiple personality disorder, is one of the most intriguing and misunderstood conditions in psychology. Characterized by the presence of two or ...

From the drug-fueled “Wolf of Wall Street” to the genteel “Great Gatsby,” it’s safe to say Leonardo DiCaprio has the range and talent to play any personality. Now, for his next big role, he plans to ...

In psychiatry, there’s no more controversial diagnosis than dissociative identity disorder (DID), the disorder formerly known as multiple personality disorder (MPD). First appearing in the third ...

People with dissociative identity disorder develop fractured parts of their identity to cope with trauma, which can cause amnesia and disconnect.

Jocelyn Solis-Moreira is a New York-based science journalist whose work has appeared in Health, Live Science, and Discover Magazine, among other publications. She holds a master's degree in psychology ...

A woman we are calling Melanie explains how her Dissociative Identity Disorder - living with 'alternative personalities' - helped her survive repeated sexual abuse. She says it’s like Russian dolls - ...

In a panic, they contacted some online friends they had made on the group-chatting platform Discord, who had been posting ...

Trauma-related dissociation consists of several subtypes, with unique brain signatures depending on type of dissociative disorders, new research suggests. Results from a neuroimaging study showed that ...

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Editor's Note: This story contains graphic descriptions that some readers may find disturbing. Ron Blake understands trauma. He also understands what it's like to work through it. Blake was raped more ...