Introduction Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder is characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states. The people of the United States are more commonly diagnosed with DID than those of other countries, women are also more affected than men by a 10:1 ratio. The population of people who suffer from this specific mental disorder usually suffered a form of trauma in their life; the personalities are developed as a coping mechanism to deal with the trauma. Dissociative Identity Disorder is a chronic mental illness that lasts for years or can last throughout the person’s life. Treatment with medication can assist the patient to function, but the treatment regime cannot cure
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Therapy groups can assist patients to feel more in control; patients with DID tend to feel as if they have no control over their other personalities. Providing groups for DID patients to discuss their experiences together can be beneficial to teach patients how other patients find their sense of control. Evidence shows that specific forms of talking therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy may reduce the frequency of self-harm and the amount of hospitalizations. Suicide and Mental disorders. (n.d.). Retrieved April 8, 2017, from http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0004867414555419. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a cognitive behavioral approach that focuses on the psychosocial aspect of treatment for individuals who are diagnosed with DID. DBT provides support to patients by building on their strengths; it also helps with assisting patients to discover their triggers and how to avoid those triggers during daily life. DBT groups require patients to work hand and hand with treatment teams in order to improve their lives. Groups such as these can be the most beneficial to patients who are diagnosed with DID, since DID is a chronic illness that does not have a cure, patients must learn how to live their lives as normal as possible, and how to manage their triggers and
Therapy groups can assist patients to feel more in control; patients with DID tend to feel as if they have no control over their other personalities. Providing groups for DID patients to discuss their experiences together can be beneficial to teach patients how other patients find their sense of control. Evidence shows that specific forms of talking therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy may reduce the frequency of self-harm and the amount of hospitalizations. Suicide and Mental disorders. (n.d.). Retrieved April 8, 2017, from http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0004867414555419. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a cognitive behavioral approach that focuses on the psychosocial aspect of treatment for individuals who are diagnosed with DID. DBT provides support to patients by building on their strengths; it also helps with assisting patients to discover their triggers and how to avoid those triggers during daily life. DBT groups require patients to work hand and hand with treatment teams in order to improve their lives. Groups such as these can be the most beneficial to patients who are diagnosed with DID, since DID is a chronic illness that does not have a cure, patients must learn how to live their lives as normal as possible, and how to manage their triggers and