title: The rise and fall of dissociative identity disorder.
abstract: Dissociative identity disorder (DID), once considered rare, was frequently diagnosed during the 1980s and 1990s, after which interest declined. This is the trajectory of a medical fad. DID was based on poorly conceived theories and used potentially damaging treatment methods. The problem continues, given that the DSM-5 includes DID and accords dissociative disorders a separate chapter in its manual.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. joel.paris@mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paris
mesh_terms: D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D009105:Dissociative Identity Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000266:history