Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...

Myths about DID paint it as a rare, untreatable condition that involves extreme personality changes. In reality, people with DID switch identities because they don't have a single unified identity.

Many medical terms have evolved or changed over the years to reflect advancements in medical knowledge or to reduce stigma. For example, what was once called consumption is now known to be ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American In 2015, doctors in Germany reported the ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: The Crowded Room Episode 7, coincidentally titled “The Crowded Room,” finally admits the truth about Tom Holland‘s troubled Billy Milligan stand-in Danny. He has ...

I once met a man who believed he had another person, a soul, living inside of him. It brought him comfort—a psychological construct. I didn’t take it literally, but I took it seriously. I once ...

Multiple Personality Disorder is a mental health condition where a person experiences two or more distinct identities or personality states, each with its own way of viewing and understanding the ...

Can a Ballerina Make Out With Her Alternate Self? An Expert Debunks Multiple-Personality Movie TropesDo all real split-personality patients have a “little girl” alter? Do they talk to themselves in ...

K N O X V I L L E, Tenn., May 1 -- — Police heard the confession on tape: A man said he raped and strangled a woman. After that, "I throwed her down and left her lying there," said the loud and angry ...