vThere are many controversies for dissociation identity disorder. One controversy is the issue about informer consent. Being DID involves many alternate personalities, it makes it hard to get total consent for treatment. “Although informed consent from one alter can be applied to the patient as a whole, it is best to discuss issues concerning informed consent in an atmosphere that specifically encourages all alters to listen in to the discussion, especially those who see themselves as protectors of the patient.” (Kluft, 1999). Due to dissociation identity disorder being fairly new, DID can easily be misdiagnosed or the patient could be diagnosed with a completely different disorder. Clinicians have to be aware of the similarities and differences
