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Dissociative identity disorder — Not to be confused with Dissocial personality disorder. Split personality redirects here. For other uses, see Split personality (disambiguation). Dissociative Identity Disorder Classification and external resources ICD 10 F44.8 … Wikipedia
Gender identity disorder in children — Gender Identity Disorder of Childhood Classification and external resources ICD 10 F64.2 ICD 9 302.6 … Wikipedia
Gender identity disorder — (GID) is the formal diagnosis used by psychologists and physicians to describe persons who experience significant gender dysphoria (discontent with the biological sex they were born with). It is a psychiatric classification and describes the… … Wikipedia
Homosexuality, Gender Identity Disorder, and Psychiatry — In some areas, psychiatry has striven to be as scientific as possible, in studying the genetics of schizophrenia or the neurotransmitters involved in depression. In other areas, however, the discipline has proven very much a handmaiden of its… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
Body integrity identity disorder — (BIID), formerly known as Amputee Identity Disorder, is a psychological disorder wherein sufferers feel they would be happier living as an amputee. It is typically accompanied by the desire to amputate one or more healthy limbs to achieve that… … Wikipedia
Dissociative identity disorder in popular culture — Dissociative identity disorder (DID, also referred to as multiple personality disorder or MPD) has been popularized in many works of fiction throughout the world, most often in murder mysteries as a red herring plot device. This article provides… … Wikipedia
Dissociative identity disorder in fiction — Dissociative identity disorder (DID, also referred to as multiple personality disorder) has been popularized in many works of fiction throughout the world. The topic has attracted the attention of professional scholars. [… … Wikipedia
Body Integrity Identity Disorder — Unter Body Integrity Identity Disorder (engl. Körperintegritätsidentitätsstörung), Kurzform BIID, versteht man den Wunsch eines Menschen, seinen Körper oder einen Sinn zu verändern. Häufig besteht der Wunsch danach, mit einem oder mehreren… … Deutsch Wikipedia
dissociative identity disorder — ▪ psychology formerly called multiple personality disorder a rare mental disorder in which two or more independent and distinct personality systems develop in the same individual. Each of these personalities may alternately inhabit the… … Universalium
dissociative identity disorder — n multiple personality disorder * * * [DSM IV] a dissociative disorder characterized by the existence in an individual of two or more distinct personalities, each having unique memories, characteristic behavior, and social relationships. At least … Medical dictionary
