Knowra Dissociative identity disorder Dissociative identity disorder Dissociative identity disorder is a mental disorder characterized by two or more distinct identity states and recurrent gaps in memory that exceed ordinary forgetting.
Dissociation : A disruption in the usual integration of consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception, or behavior. Dissociative identity disorder involves dissociation affecting identity and memory.
Dissociative disorders : A group of mental disorders involving disruptions in the integration of consciousness, memory, identity, or perception. Dissociative identity disorder is one diagnosis within this broader group.
Étienne-Jean Georget : A nineteenth-century French physician who wrote about cases of alternating personality. His clinical writing is among the early accounts preceding modern diagnostic categories.
Other specified dissociative disorder : A diagnosis for clinically significant dissociative symptoms that do not meet criteria for a specific dissociative disorder. It applies when dissociative symptoms are substantial but criteria for this diagnosis are not met.
Psychotherapy for dissociative identity disorder : Psychological treatment aiming to improve safety, functioning, and coordination among identity states. Psychotherapy is the primary treatment approach for the disorder.
Amnesia : A loss or impairment of memory that cannot be explained by ordinary forgetting. Recurrent memory gaps are a defining feature of the disorder.
DSM-5-TR : The American Psychiatric Association’s 2022 text revision of its diagnostic manual. It sets diagnostic criteria used for dissociative identity disorder in the United States.
Pierre Janet : A French psychologist and physician who developed influential theories of dissociation. His work shaped early clinical ideas about divided consciousness and memory.
Malingering : The intentional production or exaggeration of symptoms for an external incentive. Assessment may consider deliberate symptom production without treating it as inherent to the disorder.
Phase-oriented treatment : A staged psychotherapy approach emphasizing safety, trauma processing, and integration or rehabilitation. Many clinical approaches organize treatment into these broad phases.
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