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Dive into the enigmatic world of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), once known as Multiple Personality Disorder. Uncover its reality, symptoms, controversial causes, and treatment options. Explore ...

In psychiatry, there’s no more controversial diagnosis than dissociative identity disorder (DID), the disorder formerly known as multiple personality disorder (MPD). First appearing in the third ...

Herschel Walker details his life with multiple personalities in new book. Jan. 21, 2008 — -- NFL superstar Herschel Walker has long suffered from multiple personality disorder, the Heisman Trophy ...