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Dissociative identity disorder
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dissociative identity disorder

Dissociative identity disorder (DID)
Term that replaced Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD). A condition in which two or more distinctive identities or personality states alternate in controlling a person's consciousness and behavior.

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There are five distinct Dissociative Disorders listed in the DSM-IV: Dissociative Amnesia, Dissociative Fugue, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), Depersonalization Disorder, and Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (DDNOS).
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is more commonly known as Multiple Personality Disorder.
Similarly unsubstantiated claims can be found in Smith's assertions about Dissociative Identity Disorder and Satanic Ritual Abuse, as will be described below.
 
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