Many medical terms have evolved or changed over the years to reflect advancements in medical knowledge or to reduce stigma. For example, what was once called consumption is now known to be ...

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Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...

In psychiatry, there’s no more controversial diagnosis than dissociative identity disorder (DID), the disorder formerly known as multiple personality disorder (MPD). First appearing in the third ...

Spurred by her past struggles with dissociative identity disorder, she has devoted her professional life to studying it.

Myths about DID paint it as a rare, untreatable condition that involves extreme personality changes. In reality, people with DID switch identities because they don't have a single unified identity.

"There is nothing about my journey that I invite shame into anymore." "Nip/Tuck" alum AnnaLynne McCord is opening up about her mental health struggles. In an interview with “Good Morning America,” ...

K N O X V I L L E, Tenn., May 1 -- — Police heard the confession on tape: A man said he raped and strangled a woman. After that, "I throwed her down and left her lying there," said the loud and angry ...

Have you ever felt like there are different versions of you living inside your mind, each with its own thoughts, feelings, and even memories? This feeling can be more than just an expression of having ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American In 2015, doctors in Germany reported the ...