Dissociative Identity Disorder: Difference between revisions

The Diagnostic Standards Manual is the de facto standard for the diagnosis of this condition. However, in practise, diagnostics often diverge from the standards.

 

 

# Disruption of identity characterized by two or more distinct personality states, which may be described in some cultures as an experience of possession. The disruption in identity involves marked discontinuity in sense of self and sense of agency, accompanied by related alterations in affect, behavior, consciousness, memory, perception, cognition, and/or sensory-motor functioning. These signs and symptoms may be observed by others or reported by the individual.