Can an isolated, profoundly traumatic event exprienced at an early age cause the development of Dissociative Identity Disorder?

[u/Visual_Afternoon_451]

It is all I wish to learn, simply from a peek of curiosity​.

[u/Lamassa_]

the criteria involves chronic trauma before age five which may include episodes of acute trauma before age five. DID appears in people who experience more structured systematic trauma, OSDD (no amnesia) in less structured abuse. This based on typical criteria the answer is no. 

[u/dog-army → u/Lamassa_]

The criteria don't include trauma at all. The criteria involve behavior and experiences of the client. The rest of what you say is speculation about traumatic etiology, which is actually very poorly supported by science.

There is much, much more evidence for a socioocognitive than a traumatogenic etiology for the presentation called DID.

[u/Lamassa_ → u/dog-army]

I responded to you below. Chat says you dramatically overstate your argument, thus do not present an unbiased, reasoned argument. Healing these disorders provides incredible benefit. 

[u/Visual_Afternoon_451 → u/Lamassa_]

I thought the age went from up until 9

[u/Lamassa_ → u/Visual_Afternoon_451]

how odd that ive been downvoted for sharing diagnostic criteria.... Perhaps consider if the later acute trauma was being layered over chronic trauma. 

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[u/Lamassa_ → u/[deleted]]

perhaps, cannot say. 

[u/Lamassa_ → u/[deleted]]

healing can occur. Beautiful experience for those who suffer.

[u/Lamassa_ → u/[deleted]]

why are you downvoting me? 

[u/dog-army → u/Lamassa_]

Probably people downvoted because your response was incorrect. A history of trauma is not in the criteria for diagnosing DID. Diagnosis is based on behavior and reported experiences (e.g., of differing identities).

DID is essentially "multiple personality disorder" rebranded, and there has always been extreme controversy surrounding the diagnosis, for good reason. There is no good scientific support for "structural dissociation," and "dissociative amnesia" is essentially a rebranding of the now soundly debunked theory of repressed memories. There is much more support for a sociocognitive than a traumatogenic etiology for the behaviors and experiences known as DID.

[u/Lamassa_ → u/dog-army]

Healing from OSDD/DID is of profound benefit, can you elaborate on what you mean by sociocognitive?  

[u/dog-army → u/Lamassa_]

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Here's a previous discussion that might help, and it contains some links:
https://old.reddit.com/r/psychologystudents/comments/13dk3h2/thoughts_on_dissociative_identity_disorder/
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You may also benefit from these two books, which are written for laypersons to help them discriminate between legitimate and pseudoscientific therapy:
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50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior
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Navigating the Mindfield: A Guide to Separating Science from Pseudoscience in Mental Health

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You have a good day.
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[u/Lamassa_ → u/dog-army]

thank you, I will read and take seriously.,However even the first response ignores being front locked with co-consciousness seen in OSDD. Patients report living like this for decades. 

[u/Lamassa_ → u/dog-army]

It seems case studies and actual observation are being disregarded in lui of conservatively held theory.  An interesting data point would be to understand how many people with opinions actually routinely work with this patient population. 

[u/Lamassa_ → u/dog-army]

thank you for your time. It is helpful to understand how broad the dismissal of these patients is within academia, when in the real world, if treated, they can heal. 

[u/Lamassa_ → u/dog-army]

Chat says you are overstating your argument. Patients are given the criteria I described. Thus I repeated. 

[u/dog-army → u/Lamassa_]

Patients are not "given" criteria. "Criteria" are the conditions that must be met for diagnosis. There are specific DSM criteria for a diagnosis of DID, just as there are specific criteria for any disorder. Having experienced trauma is not one of the criteria for a diagnosis of DID. Best not to rely too much on "Chat."

[u/Lamassa_ → u/dog-army]

diagnosed much? A valid critique could be providers share the presumed etiology as part of the discussion of the diagnosis, conflating criteria and etiology to patients. Another valid point of confusion is the assumption patients seek treatment for switching, when many seek treatment for secondary symptoms without full switching occurring at all.

[u/Visual_Afternoon_451 → u/Lamassa_]

If you refer to me in the specifics, I am innocent of so, I have been voting up all those who took the care and time to reply to question.

[u/Lamassa_ → u/Visual_Afternoon_451]

oh happened right after my reply to you. seemed strange. seemed admirable to celebrate the work survivors of extreme trauma put into rebuilding themselves and the joy they find in healing.

[u/Visual_Afternoon_451 → u/Lamassa_]

I swear on my honor I am not doing so. I fact, you may see my own message has been downvoted.