title: Dimensions of multiple personality disorder.
abstract: Research on multiple personality disorder (MPD) has burgeoned, and large-scale investigations indicate that a typical MPD patient is a woman, a victim of childhood abuse (especially sexual abuse), a person whose symptoms meet criteria for other psychiatric disorders, and a person who would employ many psychological defenses. Treatment approaches have frequently included hypnotherapy, which requires skill and caution.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, St. John's University, Jamaica, NY 11439.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D009105:Dissociative Identity Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis; D012737:Sex Factors