Preferred Name | multiple personality disorder | |
Synonyms |
dissociative identity disorder |
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Definitions |
A disorder characterized by the presence of two or more identities with distinct patterns of perception and personality which recurrently take control of the person's behavior; this is accompanied by a retrospective gap in memory of important personal information that far exceeds ordinary forgetfulness. The changes in identity are not due to substance use or to a general medical condition. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0001159 |
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altLabel |
dissociative identity disorder |
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definition |
A disorder characterized by the presence of two or more identities with distinct patterns of perception and personality which recurrently take control of the person's behavior; this is accompanied by a retrospective gap in memory of important personal information that far exceeds ordinary forgetfulness. The changes in identity are not due to substance use or to a general medical condition. |
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has_exact_synonym |
dissociative identity disorder |
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label |
multiple personality disorder |
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prefixIRI |
MONDO:0001159 |
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prefLabel |
multiple personality disorder |
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textual definition |
A disorder characterized by the presence of two or more identities with distinct patterns of perception and personality which recurrently take control of the person's behavior; this is accompanied by a retrospective gap in memory of important personal information that far exceeds ordinary forgetfulness. The changes in identity are not due to substance use or to a general medical condition. |
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subClassOf |