The relationship of "junk science" to multiple personality disorder (MPD), now known as dissociative identity disorder (DID), has resulted in which of the following controversies?
A) Not enough data were collected to legitimize MPD as a dissociative disorder.
B) Patients are subjected to multiple and costly pharmacological treatments.
C) Families are torn apart by claims of unsubstantiated abuse claimed to cause MPD.
D) Clients of DID are being treated inadequately with brief therapy.
Ans: C
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MPD, known in the DSM-IV-TR as DID, is a legitimate, albeit rare, diagnostic category that has prompted much controversy. Despite a lack of evidence supporting the belief that abuse is a necessary or sufficient contributor to MPD, conventional wisdom is that early childhood abuse can lead to multiple personalities. Families were torn apart by claims of unsubstantiated abuse. Clients were rendered financially bankrupt by "treatment" that included sessions lasting up to 8 hours and costing up to $1560 per day.
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