Tag Archives: Dissociative Identity Disorder

What Causes Dissociative Identity Disorder?

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Dr. Kathleen Young

I’ve talked about the diagnostic criteria for dissociative identity disorder (DID), identity disruption and amnesia. What causes DID? How is it related to trauma? These are the topics I’d like to tackle next. If you are questioning whether DID is true … Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse, Childhood Abuse, Dissociation, Emotional Abuse, Health, Mental Health, Physical Abuse, Psychologist, Sexual Abuse, Therapy, Trauma | Tagged AP, Attachment, Childhood Abuse, DID, Dissociation, Dissociative Disorders, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Emotional Abuse, EP, Guidelines for Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder in Adults, International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Structural Dissociation, Trauma | 4 Comments

Dissociative Identity Disorder and Identity Disruption

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Dr. Kathleen Young

What is identity disruption? How is it experienced by someone with dissociative identity disorder? How is identity disrupted? In the past, it was thought that traumatic events, especially repetitive ones, caused a child’s personality to fragment or split into different … Continue reading →

Posted in Dissociation, Mental Health, Psychologist, Trauma | Tagged Alters, Dissociation, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Identity Disruption, Parts, Personality States | 4 Comments

Dissociative Identity Disorder and Amnesia

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Dr. Kathleen Young

I am continuing the conversation about dissociative identity disorder (DID) and characteristics that make up the diagnosis. I want to address amnesia, what it looks like in DID, and the function it serves. Of course, not everyone with amnesia has … Continue reading →