<p>The most recent DSM recognizes DID but there is still controversy regarding existence and diagnosis.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psych-unseen/202302/the-debate-over-whether-dissociative-identity-disorder-is-real?amp" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psych-unseen/202302/the-debate-over-whether-dissociative-identity-disorder-is-real?amp</a></p>
<p>“Dissociative identity disorder is part of the larger dissociative disorders spectrum; however, it has more specific criteria outlined by the Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Edition-5. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5)criteria for DID include at least two or more distinct personalities.”</p>
<p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK568768/#:%7E:text=%5B10%5D%20Dissociative%20identity%20disorder%20is,two%20or%20more%20distinct%20personalities" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK568768/#:~:text=%5B10%5D%20Dissociative%20identity%20disorder%20is,two%20or%20more%20distinct%20personalities</a>.</p>

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<p>May I recommend Multiple Personality Disorder by Aldridge-Morris (1989).</p>

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A book from before the term DID was introduced as the authority on DID? That's a laugh.
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<p>From what I have heard, Nijenhuis's research is questionable, and ridden with abusive practices. Moreover, lots of the information that I am finding on this subject is sourced to biased seeming sources, that make a number of questionable claims about D.I.D (such as that D.I.D is not a result of trauma, that it is not rare, or that alters to talk to one another in a mental &quot;headspace&quot;).
So I am curious, how does clinical psychology react to the theory of structural dissociation, and more broadly, what is the official stance on D.I.D?</p>

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What is the "official" stance on the theory of structural dissociation?
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# What is the "official" stance on the theory of structural dissociation?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-11-18)

From what I have heard, Nijenhuis's research is questionable, and ridden with abusive practices. Moreover, lots of the information that I am finding on this subject is sourced to biased seeming sources, that make a number of questionable claims about D.I.D (such as that D.I.D is not a result of trauma, that it is not rare, or that alters to talk to one another in a mental "headspace").
So I am curious, how does clinical psychology react to the theory of structural dissociation, and more broadly, what is the official stance on D.I.D?

**Tags:** personality, abnormal-psychology, dissociation


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-11-21. Score: 2

The most recent DSM recognizes DID but there is still controversy regarding existence and diagnosis.

<https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psych-unseen/202302/the-debate-over-whether-dissociative-identity-disorder-is-real?amp>

“Dissociative identity disorder is part of the larger dissociative disorders spectrum; however, it has more specific criteria outlined by the Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Edition-5. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5)criteria for DID include at least two or more distinct personalities.”

[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK568768/#:~:text=%5B10%5D%20Dissociative%20identity%20disorder%20is,two%20or%20more%20distinct%20personalities](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK568768/#:%7E:text=%5B10%5D%20Dissociative%20identity%20disorder%20is,two%20or%20more%20distinct%20personalities).


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### Answer by username_2 on 2024-12-19. Score: 0

May I recommend Multiple Personality Disorder by Aldridge-Morris (1989).

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: A book from before the term DID was introduced as the authority on DID? That's a laugh.  

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