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Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a condition listed in the DSM-V, which is a paid-access catalog of standardized diagnoses.
The most famous form of disordered [[plurality]], Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a condition listed in the DSM-V. It's the most severe dissociative disorder, wherein a diagnosis of DID makes any other diagnosis in that category null. DID is most known for its [[alter|alters]] (or [[headmate|headmates]]), but it is much more complex than just having multiple individuals in one mind.
 
DID [[system|systems]] have amnesiac barriers, or dividers between headmates blocking some or all [[Memory Sharing|memory sharing]], often to keep trauma knowledge quarantined in certain headmates. This can manifest in headmates not knowing about each other as well, but not always. (This is called an [[Amnesiac System|amnesiac system]]). They can have any number of headmates, from small systems of two or three to large systems into the tens of thousands. DID systems with dozens of [[fragment|fragments]] or over one hundred headmates are often referred to as "[[polyfragmented]]".


== Related Terms ==
== Related Terms ==
[[Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified]] (DDNOS) and [[Other Specified Dissociative Disorder]] (OSDD) are other related conditions in the DSM-5.
[[Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified]] (DDNOS) and [[Other Specified Dissociative Disorder]] (OSDD) are other related conditions in the DSM-V. DID is often [[traumagenic]], but not always; many DID systems are [[Mixed Origin|mixed-origin]] too.  


Some, but not all, DID & [[Other Specified Dissociative Disorder|OSDD-1]] systems believe that trauma is the only possible cause of [[plurality]], and that multiples cannot exist outside of those diagnoses. They are referred to as [[sysmed|sysmeds]].
==History==
Amnesiac cases of DID have existed for centuries, and been called by many names. In 1791, German doctor Eberhardt Gmelin dubbed a system of two alters as a case of "exchanged personality"; in 1887, the case of Felida X, "a one-way amnesic multiple personality" (A knows of B but B does not know of A); the Sybil case putting the condition into the public consciousness; etc. Each of these examples are fraught with questionable science and controversy. In the DSM-II (1968), "Hysterical Neurosis, Dissociative Type" was listed, which included symptoms of DID, which was renamed to "multiple personality disorder" (MPD) in the next addition of the DSM in 1980. The DSM-IV (1994) officially changed the name to "dissociative identity disorder", due to a misclassification and included amnesia into the diagnostic criteria.
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Revision as of 03:26, 7 January 2021

dissociative identity disorder ( n., adj.)
Other formsDID (n.)
Applies tosystems
OriginPsychiatric term

The most famous form of disordered plurality, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a condition listed in the DSM-V. It's the most severe dissociative disorder, wherein a diagnosis of DID makes any other diagnosis in that category null. DID is most known for its alters (or headmates), but it is much more complex than just having multiple individuals in one mind.

DID systems have amnesiac barriers, or dividers between headmates blocking some or all memory sharing, often to keep trauma knowledge quarantined in certain headmates. This can manifest in headmates not knowing about each other as well, but not always. (This is called an amnesiac system). They can have any number of headmates, from small systems of two or three to large systems into the tens of thousands. DID systems with dozens of fragments or over one hundred headmates are often referred to as "polyfragmented".

Related Terms

Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (DDNOS) and Other Specified Dissociative Disorder (OSDD) are other related conditions in the DSM-V. DID is often traumagenic, but not always; many DID systems are mixed-origin too.

Some, but not all, DID & OSDD-1 systems believe that trauma is the only possible cause of plurality, and that multiples cannot exist outside of those diagnoses. They are referred to as sysmeds.

History

Amnesiac cases of DID have existed for centuries, and been called by many names. In 1791, German doctor Eberhardt Gmelin dubbed a system of two alters as a case of "exchanged personality"; in 1887, the case of Felida X, "a one-way amnesic multiple personality" (A knows of B but B does not know of A); the Sybil case putting the condition into the public consciousness; etc. Each of these examples are fraught with questionable science and controversy. In the DSM-II (1968), "Hysterical Neurosis, Dissociative Type" was listed, which included symptoms of DID, which was renamed to "multiple personality disorder" (MPD) in the next addition of the DSM in 1980. The DSM-IV (1994) officially changed the name to "dissociative identity disorder", due to a misclassification and included amnesia into the diagnostic criteria.

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