DID is a treatable disorder once it is properly diagnosed. Clinicians who understand DID symptoms can diagnose DID in the clinical interview. There are also paper and pencil tests that can help clinicians diagnose DID and other dissociative disorders. Studies show that DID symptoms improve over time when treated using Phasic Trauma Treatment.

Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a mental health condition where you have two or more interchangeable personalities. It’s usually the result of past trauma.

DID is a severe form of dissociation, a mental process that produces a lack of connection in your thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, or sense of identity. The dissociative aspect is thought...

DID often co-occurs with other emotional conditions, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), borderline personality disorder (BPD), and a number of other personality disorders, as well as conversion disorder.

DID is complex—but with the right knowledge, clinicians, caregivers, and communities can play a meaningful role in healing. This on-demand session clarifies DID’s clinical realities, reduces stigma, and offers grounded, evidence-based strategies for support.

dissociative identity disorder (DID): formerly known as multiple personality disorder, is at the far end of the dissociative disorder spectrum. It is characterized by at least two distinct, and dissociated personality states.

It’s characterized by the presence of two or more dissociated self states that have the ability to take executive control and are associated with some degree of personal amnesia. For more information, see: DID in the DSM-5 Symptoms Presentation Prevalence Diagnosis Other relevant pages include Alters and Effects of Identity Alterations.