Four cases of supposed multiple personality disorder: evidence of unjustified diagnoses.
Four cases are presented in which an unjustified diagnosis of multiple personality disorder was made. These cases are used to illustrate the concern that some cases of multiple personality disorder may be the result of misdiagnosis by both patients and clinicians.
University of Western Ontario, London.
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Freeland
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Manchanda
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Chiu
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Sharma
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Merskey
D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D009105:Dissociative Identity Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology