What Is Dissociative Identity Disorder?
10. Prevention
In the United States, more than 2.9 million children are abused each year, and many of these will suffer lifelong mental disorders as a result. To prevent this from occurring, organizations recommend increasing public awareness of the problem, addressing social concerns like poverty and teen pregnancy, providing assistance to families in need, and increasing access to mental health services for parents and children.
A vast majority of people will never develop dissociative identity disorder. It does not have a genetic basis, is not contagious, and is not something that just occurs randomly. However, it is possible to prevent the disorder from occurring by protecting children from abuse and seeking immediate help for them in the devastating instances when it has occurred.
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