Svensk definition
En dissociativ störning som innebär att individen antar två eller fler distinkta personligheter. Varje personlighet är en fullt sammansatt och komplex enhet, med sina minnen, beteendemönster och sociala liv. Övergång från en personlighet till en annan inträffar plötsligt.
Engelsk definition
A dissociative disorder in which the individual adopts two or more distinct personalities. Each personality is a fully integrated and complex unit with memories, behavior patterns and social friendships. Transition from one personality to another is sudden.
Svenska synonymer
Multipel personlighetsstörning — Dubbel personlighet — Personlighetsklyvning
Engelska synonymer
Disorder, Dissociative Identity — Identity Disorder, Dissociative — Multiple Personality Disorder — Disorder, Multiple Personality — Multiple Personality Disorders — Personality Disorder, Multiple — Personality Disorders, Multiple — Multiple Identity Disorder — Disorder, Multiple Identity — Identity Disorder, Multiple — Multiple Identity Disorders — Multiple Personalities — Multiple Personality — Personalities, Multiple — Personality, Multiple — Dual Personality — Personalities, Dual — Personality, Dual