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Multiple personality: psychoanalytic perspectives

E Berman

    The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
    |January 1, 1981
    PubMed
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    Psychoanalysis can address multiple personality disorder by examining early relationships and ego splitting. Treatment focuses on strengthening the self and ego functions, rather than confronting denial.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychiatry
    • Psychology
    • Psychoanalysis

    Background:

    • Multiple personality disorder (MPD) was historically significant, influencing early psychoanalytic thought.
    • Freud's interest in MPD waned with his focus shifting from dissociation to repression.
    • The psychoanalytic literature has relatively neglected MPD, despite its potential relevance.

    Observation:

    • Severe mother-child relationship deficits are primary sources of splitting in MPD.
    • Unresolved Oedipal issues and subsequent loss contribute to the manifestation of MPD.
    • Distinct personalities in MPD represent crystallized part-object and split self-representations.

    Findings:

    • Psychoanalysis can utilize concepts like identification, ego splitting, and object relations to understand MPD.

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  • Kernberg's borderline personality organization and Kohut's vertical split offer frameworks for analyzing MPD.
  • Case studies reveal developmental arrest stemming from early relational deficits.

    • Implications:

    • Therapeutic strategies for MPD should prioritize developing ego functions and strengthening the fragmented self.
    • Empathic approaches are crucial for treating individuals with MPD, focusing on developmental deficits.
    • Reintegrating psychoanalytic theory with MPD offers new avenues for understanding and treatment.