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Multiple Personality Disorder
What is multiple personality disorder?
Multiple personality disorder is the former name for dissociative identity disorder.
What are dissociative disorders?
A dissociative disorder is the breakdown of one’s perception of his/her surroundings, memory, identity, or consciousness.
There are four main kinds of dissociative disorders:
Dissociative amnesia
Dissociative fugue
Dissociative identity disorder (previously called multiple personality disorder)
Depersonalization disorder
For more information, go to
Dissociative Disorders
What can people do if they need help?
If you, a friend, or a family member would like more information and you have a therapist or a physician, please discuss your concerns with that person.
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