Multiple personality disorder following childbirth.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case of multiple personality disorder is described as a coping mechanism protecting the patient from the abuse to which she was subjected throughout her life. The multiple personalities became more prominent following the birth of a severely handicapped child.
Medical subject headings
- Dissociative Identity Disorder
- Puerperal Disorders