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The Persistence of Folly: A Critical Examination of Dissociative Identity Disorder. Part I. The Excesses of an Improbable Concept
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Objective: To examine the concept of dissociative identity disorder (DID). Method: We reviewed the literature. Results: The literature shows that 1) there is no proof for the claim that DID results from childhood trauma; 2) the condition cannot be reliably diagnosed; 3) contrary to theory, DID cases in children are almost never reported; and 4) consistent evidence of blatant iatrogenesis appears in the practices of some of the disorder's proponents. Conclusions: DID is best understood as a culture-bound and often iatrogenic condition.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Piper, A., & Merskey, H.
- Affiliations
- Independent practitioner, Seattle, Washington
- Western University (CA)
- Venue
- The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2004-09
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 592-600
- ISSN
- 0706-7437 (ISSN-L)
- 1497-0015
- OpenAlex
- W152780911
- Cited by
- 109
- References
- 136
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 12
- FWCI
- 1.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Keywords
- dissociative identity disorder, childhood trauma, diagnostic reliability, iatrogenesis, culture-bound syndromes, psychiatric diagnosis, psychopathology
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Child, Dissociative Disorders, Humans, Severity of Illness Index, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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