Childhood trauma and multiple personality disorder: the case of a 9-year-old girl.
This paper reports the case of a 9-year-old girl, evaluated and diagnosed with multiple personality disorder over a 6 month period. Included is a detailed description of the child's presentation with historical and developmental data. A discussion of the dynamic and predisposing features of the case with references to current literature follows, along with treatment perspectives.
LaPorta
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610.
D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D009105:Dissociative Identity Disorder / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002666:Psychology, Child; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic