Definition:
Definition:
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), previously referred to as multiple personality disorder, is one of several dissociative disorders, as described in DSM-5. The key element in this diagnosis is the presence of at least two distinct and separate personalities within an individual.
DSM-5 Category: Dissociative Disorders
From: Spiegel, Loewenstein, Lewis-Fernandez, Sar, Simeon, Vermetten, et al, 2011
OSDD Subtype 1 is having chronic dissociative symptoms such as identity alteration, but the alteration and separation between identities is not as severe as in DID. There may be identity disturbance, but not the presence of clearly separated parts or amnesia.
Fact Sheet IV – What are the Dissociative Disorders?
From: The International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation