Psychological Facts and Research Studies

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Dissociative identity disorder is associated with overwhelming experiences, traumatic events and/or abuse that occurred in childhood. Dissociative identity disorder was previously referred to as multiple personality disorder.

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Social anxiety disorder, also known as social phobia, is an anxiety disorder characterized by sentiments of fear and anxiety in social situations, causing considerable distress and impairing ability to function in at least some aspects of daily life.

Symptoms: Social isolation; Hypervigilance

Treatment: Psychotherapy; Antidepressant medication; Benzodiazepines; Pregabalin; Gabapentin

Frequency: 7.1%

Other names: Social phobia

Risk factors: Genetic factors; Preexisting mental disorder

Usual onset: Typically during adolescence

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Dissociative identity disorder, previously known as multiple personality disorder, is one of multiple dissociative disorders in the DSM-5, DSM-5-TR, ICD-10, ICD-11, and Merck Manual. It has a history of extreme controversy.

Treatment: Patient education, peer support, Safety planning, grounding techniques, supportive care, psychotherapy

Frequency: 1.1–1.5% lifetime prevalence in the general population

Other names: Multiple personality disorder; Split personality disorder

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Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition marked by intense mood changes. People with the illness switch back and forth from mania or hypomania (an emotional state of being energetic and gleeful or sometimes aggressive or delusional) to having episodes of depression.