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Multiple Personality Disorder and Iatrogenesis: The Cautionary Tale of Anna O

An examination of Breuer's treatment of Anna O. illustrates some of the controversies surrounding the recent rise of case reports of multiple personality disorder. Anna O., the first patient of the cathartic method, psychoanalysis, and dynamic psychiatry, fits current criteria for multiple pers...

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Published in:International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis 1993-01, Vol.41 (1), p.15-34
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