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Interpersonality Priming in People With Dissociative Identity Disorder?

Eich, E., Macaulay, D., Loewenstein, & Dihle, P.H. (1997). Memory, amnesia, and dissociative identity disorder. Psychological Science, 8, 417-422.

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About the Authors

Eric Eich and Dawn Macaulay are from the University of British Columbia, Canada, Eric Loewenstein is from the Dissociative Disorders Service Line at the Sheppard-Pratt Hospital in Baltimore Maryland, and Patrice Dihle is from Way Station, Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Eich teaches an interesting Internet-based course on cognitive processes that includes information on forms of amnesia. Dr. Loewenstein has written a very informative on-line description of DID

About the Journal

Psychological Science is a journal of the American Psychological Society, devoted to scientific research in psychology. Many different types of psychological research are published in this journal.

Links to Life

DID is a very complex disorder. People with DID have many symptoms besides multiple identities, they often suffer from depression, drug and/or alcohol abuse, panic attacks, sleep disorders, and self injurious behavior. Here is a megalist of Internet resources from the International Society for the Study of Dissociative Disorders. Included in this list are personal pages of people with DID, recovery groups for people who have been severely abused, and a wealth of information.