What Is a Split Personality?
2. Causes
Little is known why or how people develop split personality disorder. However, it is more common in people that have experienced some form of severe abuse as a child. Other types of severe trauma are also linked with the condition. Indeed, around 90% of all cases are thought to be linked with trauma of some sort.
Studies have also suggested that there is a genetic link to somebody developing a split personality. It can also appear in people of any age. It is thought that the development of different personalities is a form of coping mechanism that helps people to disconnect themselves from past experiences.
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