{"id":6961,"date":"2022-06-15T18:21:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T10:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scc.sg\/e\/?page_id=6961"},"modified":"2022-06-16T15:14:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T07:14:46","slug":"dissociative-identity-disorder-did","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scc.sg\/e\/dissociative-identity-disorder-did\/","title":{"rendered":"Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"#did1\">What is DID?<\/a><\/strong> | <strong><a href=\"#did2\">What causes DID?<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0| <strong><a href=\"#did3\">How does it work?<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0| <strong><a href=\"#did3\">Risk Factors<\/a><\/strong> | <strong><a href=\"#did5\">Treatment<\/a><\/strong> | <strong><a href=\"#psychotherapy5\">FAQ<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div   class='hr hr-short hr-center   avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_heading  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='avia_image' src='https:\/\/scc.sg\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Dissociative-Identity-Disorder-800x430.jpg' alt='Dissociative Identity Disorder' title='Dissociative Identity Disorder' height=\"430\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  id=\"did1\"  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >What is Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)?<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD), DID is a disorder that involves [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychiatry.org\/patients-families\/dissociative-disorders\/what-are-dissociative-disorders\">1<\/a>]<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The existence of two or more distinct identities (or \u201cpersonality states).<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accompanied by changes in behaviour, memory and thinking.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Signs and symptoms may be observed by others or reported by the individual.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ongoing gaps in memory about everyday events, personal information and\/or past traumatic events.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The symptoms caused significant distress or problems in social, occupational or other areas of functioning.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  id=\"did2\"  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3  blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >What causes DID?<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This condition is commonly caused by and associated with severe trauma or abuse in early childhood. It has been found that as many as 99% of individuals who develop DID have experienced recurring, often life-threatening traumas before the age of 6 [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/mental-health\/dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder\">2<\/a>].<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  id=\"did3\"  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3  blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >How does DID look in real life?<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>At the age of eight or nine, children developed identities of DID <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through the creation of imaginary \u2018friends\u2019<\/span>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sidran.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/What-is-a-dissociative-disorder.pdf\">3<\/a>]. By doing so,\u00a0it allows them to escape when they are under extreme stress or feeling threatened. This becomes a coping mechanism for these children who undergo severe abuse or trauma. This repeated dissociation from reality can result in numerous separate states of consciousness, which therefore become identities and \u2018personality states\u2019 of their own.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  id=\"did4\"  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3  blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Risk Factors<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dissociation becomes a disorder when a person relies too heavily on it as a coping mechanism. This will affect their sense of personal history and identity in the long-run. Subsequently, this will present issues in relationships or even day-to-day functioning, especially in relation to stress and relationships.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/scc.sg\/e\/what-is-dissociation\/\">Dissociation<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>to find out more about the act of dissociation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div   class='hr hr-default   avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>References:<\/p>\n<p>[1] <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Psychiatric Association. (2018). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Are Dissociative Disorders?.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Retrieved 16 June 2021, from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychiatry.org\/patients-families\/dissociative-disorders\/what-are-dissociative-disorders\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.psychiatry.org\/patients-families\/dissociative-disorders\/what-are-dissociative-<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">disorders<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[2] <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WebMD. (2021). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Retrieved 16 June 2021, from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/mental-health\/dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/mental-health\/dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-disorder<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[3] <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sidran Institute. (2021). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is a dissociative disorder?. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retrieved 16 June 2021, from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sidran.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/What-is-a-dissociative-disorder.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.sidran.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/What-is-a-dissociative-disorder.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div   class='hr hr-default   avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6961","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) - 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