title: Multiple personality as a post-traumatic stress disorder.
abstract: This article examines multiple or dissociative personality syndrome as a multiple post-traumatic stress disorder, discussing these patient's developmental histories, their high hypnotizability, and their profound capacity to dissociate spontaneously to protect themselves from emotional and physical pain.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D009105:Dissociative Identity Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D011902:Rape; D012043:Regression, Psychology; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*