What is dissociative identity disorder? With Bethany Brand, PhD | Speaking of Psychology

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Dissociative identity disorder – which many people recognize by its former name, multiple personality disorder – is one of Hollywood’s favorite psychology-related topics, with a decades-long history of movie and TV portrayals, most recently in this spring’s “Moon Knight.” But in real life, DID does not look like it does on the screen. Bethany Brand, PhD, of Towson University, discusses why it is more subtle than TV and movie portrayals would lead viewers to believe, what is happening in the brains of patients who experience it, and what treatments are available. __________________________________ The American Psychological Association is the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States, with more than 157,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students as its members. To learn more about APA visit http://www.apa.org Follow APA on social media: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AmericanPsychologicalAssociation/ X/ Formerly Twitter https://twitter.com/apa LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-psychological-association/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/apa_org/ Threads https://www.threads.net/@apa_org