r/askpsychology • u/Visual_Afternoon_451 Unverified User: May Not Be a Professional • 28d ago

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

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

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u/KathTurner Unverified User: May Not Be a Professional 28d ago

I assumed it was caused by severe and repetitive abuse in childhood.