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Recent research on multiple personality disorder.

F W Putnam1

  • 1Unit on Dissociative Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

The Psychiatric Clinics of North America
|September 1, 1991
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Recent research validates Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) and dissociative disorders through consistent phenomenology and diagnostic accuracy. Future studies will focus on multicenter trials to further understand these complex conditions.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry and Psychology
  • Dissociative Disorders Research
  • Clinical Phenomenology

Background:

  • Solid research has emerged on Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) and dissociative disorders in the last decade.
  • Key areas advanced include child/adolescent disorders, memory disturbances, psychophysiology, cross-cultural comparisons, and pathological dissociation's role in other psychiatric disorders.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advancements in the research of MPD and dissociative disorders.
  • To highlight the evidence supporting the validity and reliability of MPD diagnosis.
  • To outline future research directions, emphasizing multicenter studies.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing research on MPD and dissociative disorders.
  • Analysis of evidence for diagnostic validity (construct, discriminant, historical).

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  • Discussion of emerging research methodologies, including multicenter studies.

    • Main Results:

    • Recent research provides strong evidence for the validity and reliability of MPD diagnosis.
    • Diagnostic instruments demonstrate high accuracy in discriminating MPD from other disorders.
    • A core clinical phenomenology has been repeatedly replicated, supporting construct validity.

    Conclusions:

    • The validity of MPD is supported by a broad range of evidence, including replicated phenomenology and diagnostic accuracy.
    • Future research should prioritize prospective multicenter studies to further elucidate dissociative disorders.
    • Increased interest from trainees suggests a promising future for research and clinical understanding in this field.