Eve seeks psychiatric treatment for amnesia. When her therapist hypnotizes her, her voice changes and someone claiming her name is "Joan" begins to speak. During therapy, 23 separate entities, each with its own name, personal style, and memories emerge. Eve appears to be suffering from ________ disorder.

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Eve's symptoms are consistent with dissociative identity disorder, which was formerly known as multiple personality disorder. This disorder is characterized by the presence of two or more distinct identities or personalities, each with its own pattern of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the world. The individual may experience gaps in memory for the time spent in an alternate personality state.

Eve Seeks Psychiatric Treatment for Amnesia