MULTIPLE PERSONALITY - DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 41 (10), 330-336
Abstract
Multiple personality is a syndrome characterized by 2 or more alternating personality states and amnesia. Multiple personality must be differentiated from fugue, possession syndromes, mediumships, hysterical personality, schizophrenia, hypnotic states, organic brain syndrome and simulation. A review of the literature, discussion of diagnosis and 4 illustrative cases are presented.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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