PARIS — The 2023 Encéphale Congress devoted a session to dissociative identity disorder (DID). It's a fascinating condition that has been depicted in countless movies and TV shows. And while it may be ...

People are turning to social media to define dissociative disorders, but those portrayals aren’t always accurate. Here is a primer. By Christina Caron Have you ever zoned out? Maybe you have ...

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 ...

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 ...

We all dissociate. We plan our weddings while staring out at our backyards during breakfast. We get in our cars after a long day of work and somehow float home. We scroll through dozens of TikToks and ...

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 ...