2012/12/29 by Guy A. Boysen, Alexandra VanBergen · 2 citations
Medicine · Psychology · #Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments #Personality Disorders and Psychopathology #Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders #Dissociative identity disorder #Etiology #Psychology #Identity (music) #Dissociative #Psychiatry #Clinical psychology #Philosophy
paper · doi:10.1097/nmd.0b013e31827aaf81
openalex publication_date 2012/12/29 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
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.