IDENTITY DISORDER

1994

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 2013

The purpose of this study was to assess the scientific and etiological status of dissociative identity disorder (DID) by examining cases published from 2000 to 2010. In terms of scientific status, DID is a small but ongoing field of study. The review yielded 21 case studies and 80 empirical studies, presenting data on 1171 new cases of DID. A mean of 9 articles, each containing a mean of 17 new cases of DID, emerged each year. In terms of etiological status, many of the central criticisms of the disorder's validity remain unaddressed. Most cases of DID emerged from a small number of countries and clinicians. In addition, documented cases occurring outside treatment were almost nonexistent. Finally, people simulating DID in the laboratory were mostly indistinguishable from individuals with DID. Overall, DID is still a topic of study, but the research lacks the productivity and focus needed to resolve ongoing controversies surrounding the disorder.

The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry, 2014

Despite its long and auspicious place in the history of psychiatry, dissociative identity disorder (DID) has been associated with controversy. This paper aims to examine the empirical data related to DID and outline the contextual challenges to its scientific investigation. The overview is limited to DID-specific research in which one or more of the following conditions are met: (i) a sample of participants with DID was systematically investigated, (ii) psychometrically-sound measures were utilised, (iii) comparisons were made with other samples, (iv) DID was differentiated from other disorders, including other dissociative disorders, (v) extraneous variables were controlled or (vi) DID diagnosis was confirmed. Following an examination of challenges to research, data are organised around the validity and phenomenology of DID, its aetiology and epidemiology, the neurobiological and cognitive correlates of the disorder, and finally its treatment. DID was found to be a complex yet vali...

World Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2021

Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is the famous psychiatric condition which is controversial and often been confused and misunderstood over the years. It is previously known as multiple personality disorder. Some people believed it as a spiritual phenomenon, while the scientific community believes it to be a pathophysiological disorder. Various studies are conducted in search of pathophysiology of this mysterious condition, some studies shown results while some had failed. In this review, we had discussed the history of DID along with symptoms, diagnosis and pathophysiological nature of this disorder. We had also discussed possible treatment interventions for DID, with a focus on psychotherapy interventions and current psychopharmacology treatment. We hope, the studies which are currently ongoing will give positive results, and will be helpful to treat and manage the patients with DID successfully in the near future.

American Journal of Psychiatry, 1997

Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 2013

El regreso de la hipótesis de Dios, 2021

A partir de finales del siglo XIX, muchos intelectuales empezaron a insistir en que el conocimiento científico entraba en conflicto con las creencias teístas tradicionales: que la ciencia y la creencia en Dios estaban "en guerra". El filósofo de la ciencia Stephen Meyer desafía esta opinión examinando tres descubrimientos científicos con implicaciones decididamente teístas. Partiendo de los argumentos a favor del diseño inteligente de la vida que desarrolló en "La firma en la célula" y "La duda de Darwin", Meyer demuestra cómo los descubrimientos de la cosmología y la física, unidos a los de la biología, ayudan a establecer la identidad de la inteligencia que diseña la vida y el universo. Meyer sostiene que el teísmo —con su afirmación de un Creador trascendente, inteligente y activo— es el que mejor explica las pruebas de que disponemos sobre los orígenes biológicos y cosmológicos. Anteriormente, Meyer se abstuvo de intentar responder a preguntas sobre "quién" podría haber diseñado la vida. Ahora ofrece una respuesta basada en pruebas al que quizá sea el mayor misterio del universo. Al hacerlo, revela una conclusión asombrosa: los datos apoyan no sólo la existencia de un Diseñador inteligente de algún tipo, sino la existencia de un Dios personal. Solicita ejemplar digital gratuito del proyecto de traducción y edición: Facebook: La Ucli E-mail: theuclipress@outlook.com WhatsApp: +527775177254