title: [Multiple personality disorder: old concepts presented as new].
abstract: The rapid increase in numbers of MPD patients in the Anglo-American literature requires discussion of the diagnostic concept. The classification of MPD as Dissociative Disorders by DSM-III-R and ICD-10 follows the traditional conceptualization of hysteria and hypnosis. In the view of the majority of modern authors child abuse appears as a new etiological issue. This theme highly sensitive is critically discussed against the background of older psychopathological concepts of forgetting. A careful analysis of personality traits and motivation in the individual case help to avoid overuse of the new diagnostic label.
authors: Psychiatrische Klinik, RWTH Aachen.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Erkwoh
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Sass
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D009105:Dissociative Identity Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008016:Life Change Events; D011939:Mental Recall; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
vernacular_title: Störung mit multipler Persönlichkeit: alte Konzeptionen in neuem Gewande.