1. Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)
By: Dasha Fayvinova
Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)

2. Dissociative Identity Disorder
Dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder) is a fairly common effect of severe trauma during early childhood, usually extreme, repetitive physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse.

3. What is DID exactly? severe form of dissociation
produces a lack of connection in a person's thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, or sense of identity
thought to be a coping mechanism
While most of us may experience a small portion of this; daydreaming this is almost a magnified version of

4. Tony http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iHJfIH20TY
Dee-Dee, Tony the Imposter, Richard

5. Diagnostic criteria for DID  - The presence of two or more distinct identities or personality states (each with its own relatively enduring pattern of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and self).  - At least two of these identities or personality states recurrently take control of the person's behavior. 

6. Mirrorofmanyfaces
She transitions or “switches” personalities due to trauma in her past (grandfather, mother and father)

7. Some Statistics
1 per 10,000 in the population but higher proportions are reported among psychiatric populations between 0.5% and 2%.  
A sharp rise in reported cases may be attributed to greater awareness of the diagnosis and misdiagnosis of DID as schizophrenia or borderline personality disorder. 
Often many doctors would diagnose people with schizophrenia or manic depression due to the symptom logy that is similar.
In fact -- Suicide is a risk with both schizophrenia and dissociative identity disorder, although patients with multiple personalities have a history of suicide attempt more often than other psychiatric patients.

8. Simptoms Depression Mood swings Suicidal tendencies
Sleep disorders (insomnia, night terrors, and sleep walking)
Anxiety, panic attacks, and phobias (flashbacks, reactions to stimuli or "triggers")
Alcohol and drug abuse
Compulsions and rituals
Psychotic-like symptoms (including auditory and visual hallucinations)
Eating disorders

9. Treatment there's no "cure" for dissociative identity disorder
 antidepressants or anti-anxiety medication
 hypnotherapy, and adjunctive therapies such as art or movement therapy.

10. Questions How many personalities can one person have? ( unlimited)
What qualifies you to be diagnosed with DID?( two distinct personalities that take control over body and actions)
What is a leading cause for DID?
(sexual abuse or childhood trauma)
What is the treatment?
(therapy and in some cases linked with depression antidepressants. )
What are some symptoms
(multiple personalities, depression, suicidal tendencies)