title: Multiple personality disorder following childbirth.
abstract: A case of multiple personality disorder is described as a coping mechanism protecting the patient from the abuse to which she was subjected throughout her life. The multiple personalities became more prominent following the birth of a severely handicapped child.
authors.affiliation: Meanwood Park Hospital, Leeds.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: O'Dwyer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D009105:Dissociative Identity Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D010553:Personality Development; D011247:Pregnancy; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D012649:Self Concept; D012931:Social Environment