Dissociative amnesia causes memory loss, often due to severe stress or trauma. People may not remember important information about themselves or things that have happened to them. For example, the ...

Dissociative identity disorder, previously known as multiple personality disorder, is a type of dissociative disorder. Along with dissociative amnesia and depersonalization-derealization disorder, ...

People with dissociative identity disorder develop fractured parts of their identity to cope with trauma, which can cause amnesia and disconnect.

Many medical terms have evolved or changed over the years to reflect advancements in medical knowledge or to reduce stigma. For example, what was once called consumption is now known to be ...

In recent years, social media has empowered people who live with conditions that have been historically maligned or misunderstood to share information, whether it be facts about their condition or ...

Dissociative fugue, formerly called psychogenic fugue, is one of a group of conditions called dissociative disorders. The word fugue comes from the Latin word for "flight." People with dissociative ...

Mary-Anne Kate received an Australian Postgraduate Award from theDepartment of Education and Training. She is affiliated with International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.

Some mental conditions can make day-to-day living difficult. In You're Not Alone, we highlight how people cope with their emotions and manage their conditions on a daily basis. We include products we ...

In psychiatry, there’s no more controversial diagnosis than dissociative identity disorder (DID), the disorder formerly known as multiple personality disorder (MPD). First appearing in the third ...

Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a condition in which an individual has two or more distinct personality states or identities. It was previously known as multiple personality disorder. A person ...

Dissociative identity disorder is a psychological condition characterized by the presence of two or more distinctive personalities within an individual. It was earlier referred to as “multiple ...

For many years, I thought it was normal not to remember large parts of your life. I remember very little of school, and my memories of home were very specific. I do remember being outdoors, playing in ...