Creator: Dr. Rachel Queenie Mallidi
Keywords: Multiple Personality Disorder, dissociative identity disorder, dissociative identity disorder glossary, glossary for dissociative identity disorder

Written by Dr. Rachel Queenie Mallidi, B.H.M.S, P.G (hom) London, M.B.A (Hospital Administration)
Medically Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team on Sep 26, 2017

Glossary

BPD: Borderline Personality Disorder is a long-term pattern of abnormal behavior characterized by unstable relationships with other people, unstable sense of self, and unstable emotions.

PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a mental disorder that can develop after a person is exposed to a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, or other threats on a person''s life.

Published on Sep 14, 2017
Last Updated on Sep 26, 2017

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