Myths About Psychosis: 4
19 Mar 2025 · 1 min
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In this brief YouTube segment, the speaker, identified as SPEAKER A, tackles a common misconception that people with psychosis have split personalities. She explains that psychosis and dissociative identity disorder (formerly known as multiple personality disorder) are separate diagnoses in the DSM. Psychosis involves altered perceptions of reality—such as hallucinations or delusions—without changing a person’s core personality, whereas split personalities refer to a distinct condition involving multiple distinct identity states. The speaker’s purpose is to correct the myth and clarify the true nature of psychosis.
