title: Rational psychopharmacology in the treatment of multiple personality disorder.
abstract: The current state of the data concerned with psychopharmacologic interventions for multiple personality disorder (MPD) is reviewed. Common sense guidelines are provided for drug treatment of MPD. An overview is given for use of medications for specific symptoms commonly found in MPD patients, such as affective, posttraumatic stress disorder, and sleep disorder symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Medicine, Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Loewenstein
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D009105:Dissociative Identity Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs