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Multiple personality disorder in Japan
Author(s) -
Fujii Yoichiro,
Suzuki Kunifumi,
Sato Tetsuya,
Murakami Yasuhiko,
Takahashi Toshihiko
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1819.1998.00394.x
Subject(s) - multiple personality disorder , personality psychology , personality , sexual abuse , psychology , psychiatry , clinical psychology , demography , personality disorders , injury prevention , poison control , medicine , social psychology , sociology , medical emergency
The aim of this study was to determine whether the features of multiple personality disorder (MPD) in Japan are similar to those in North America, although a wide disparity exists in the prevalence of MPD between the two areas. In order to describe the features of MPD in Japan, we obtained clinical data from MPD case reports, including two of our own cases, published in Japanese academic journals and compared it with the data from other countries. The cases in Japan differed significantly from those in North America in the mean number of personalities and prevalence of sexual and/or physical abuse.