A new mum who lives with 20 ‘alternative personalities’ in her mind said they work as a “team” to help her raise her son. Teddy Toff, 29, has dissociative identity disorder – previously known as ...

When you think about multiple personalities, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? For many, it is a disturbing picture from a Hollywood film about a deranged and sociopathic murderer.

Her name is Alice, at least that is the name I’m using in this blog. I have known her since 1966. She was 16. I didn’t know much about multiple personalities at that time nor was I sure I wanted to ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- If a murder trial ever takes place in the Ethan Stacy case, it's possible the defense could be based on mental illness issues. For Nathan Sloop, there may be a claim that he suffers ...

Cameron West's eyes go somewhere else for a moment. He's sitting beside his wife of 45 years, Rikki, in the middle of a conversation about a morning more than 30 years ago. She opened a closet door in ...

Through psychotherapy, recounted in a memoir, he learned that he had 11 personalities, or fractured parts of his identity. One of them told of childhood abuse. By Richard Sandomir Robert B. Oxnam, an ...

The exact cause of personality disorders is unclear. However, genetics, neurological differences, and environmental factors may contribute to the development of these complex mental health conditions.