19 Shocking Dissociative Disorder Statistics
Many people are familiar with dissociative disorders as a multiple personality disorder. It occurs when a person has a literal disturbance in their identity. It is easy to notice this disorder because someone suffering from it will have a minimum of two distinct and separate personalities that are displayed at different times, yet still under personal control. These different personalities, which are called alters, may cause someone to have different mannerisms, styles of speech, and some may even be right-handed when the person is naturally left-handed.
Statistics on Dissociative Disorder
1. People living with DID are depressed or even suicidal and self-mutilation is common in this group.
2. About 1 in 3 people with dissociative disorder suffer from visual or auditory hallucinations.
3. DID occurs in up to 1% of the general population. It’s a serious mental illness that affects people across all income levels and all ethnic groups.
4. Some limited studies have shown that as many as 1 in 10 people in the general population may suffer at least from a short term episode of DID at least once in their life.
5. Women are 9x more likely to develop a dissociative disorder compared to men. There is an approximate prevalence of 3-6 per 1000 in women.
6. A diagnosis of DID can be had as long as there are 2 distinct alters on display. Some people have been known to develop up to 100 different alters.
7. 10. That’s the average amount of different personalities that someone with DID will have.
8. Research has shown that the average age for the initial development of alters is 5.9 years old.
9. DID can develop as a side effect of another mental illness, such as PTSD or Borderline Personality Disorder.
10. There are 5 main ways in which the dissociation of psychological processes changes the way a person experiences life: depersonalization, derealization, amnesia, identity confusion, and identity alteration.
11. The likelihood that a tendency to dissociate is inherited genetically is estimated to be 0.
12. Approximately 73% of individuals exposed to a traumatic incident will experience dissociative states during the incident or in the hours, days and weeks following the incident.
13. Most cases begin before the age of 35. Dissociation is unusual in the elderly.
14. Dissociative amnesia and fugue will usually resolve on its own without any treatment.
15. Dissociative Fugue has a prevalence rate of 0.2% in the general population, but this figure is higher when there are periods of extreme stress.
16. Some researchers have suggested that Depersonalization Disorder is the third most common psychological disorder following depression and anxiety.
17. A history of severe abuse is thought to be associated with DID.
18. People who may benefit either emotionally or legally from having DID sometimes pretend to have it.
19. Psychotherapy is the mainstay of treatment of DID and usually involves helping individuals with DID improve their relationship with others.
2. About 1 in 3 people with dissociative disorder suffer from visual or auditory hallucinations.
3. DID occurs in up to 1% of the general population. It’s a serious mental illness that affects people across all income levels and all ethnic groups.
4. Some limited studies have shown that as many as 1 in 10 people in the general population may suffer at least from a short term episode of DID at least once in their life.
5. Women are 9x more likely to develop a dissociative disorder compared to men. There is an approximate prevalence of 3-6 per 1000 in women.
6. A diagnosis of DID can be had as long as there are 2 distinct alters on display. Some people have been known to develop up to 100 different alters.
7. 10. That’s the average amount of different personalities that someone with DID will have.
8. Research has shown that the average age for the initial development of alters is 5.9 years old.
9. DID can develop as a side effect of another mental illness, such as PTSD or Borderline Personality Disorder.
10. There are 5 main ways in which the dissociation of psychological processes changes the way a person experiences life: depersonalization, derealization, amnesia, identity confusion, and identity alteration.
11. The likelihood that a tendency to dissociate is inherited genetically is estimated to be 0.
12. Approximately 73% of individuals exposed to a traumatic incident will experience dissociative states during the incident or in the hours, days and weeks following the incident.
13. Most cases begin before the age of 35. Dissociation is unusual in the elderly.
14. Dissociative amnesia and fugue will usually resolve on its own without any treatment.
15. Dissociative Fugue has a prevalence rate of 0.2% in the general population, but this figure is higher when there are periods of extreme stress.
16. Some researchers have suggested that Depersonalization Disorder is the third most common psychological disorder following depression and anxiety.
17. A history of severe abuse is thought to be associated with DID.
18. People who may benefit either emotionally or legally from having DID sometimes pretend to have it.
19. Psychotherapy is the mainstay of treatment of DID and usually involves helping individuals with DID improve their relationship with others.
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