[Shibo]

Hey, I was just wondering what actually contitutes DID/MPD.
Is memory-loss actually part of the deffinition, or just a highly common side effect? Is it considered DID/MPD without any memory-loss?
Also, for those diagnosed how accurate would you say this quiz is?
http://quizilla.teennick.com/quizzes...ality-disorder
And please don't shoot it down in flames unless you've actually looked at it.
I'm just curious is all.

[Gr3tta]

I really don't think it would be possible to develop DID without some degree of interruption in memory, but to what degree would vary from person to person.
I think almost any quiz that points to a specific condition, like this one, is likely to be fairly inaccurate. It's too obvious how to answer each question in order to get the result that you want. (not shooting it down, just sharing my personal opinion) I also think that many of the symptoms listed in the quiz could be attributed to many different types of psychological, emotional, or medical problems. If you feel you are experiencing some of these symptoms, and it is interfering in your life, or concerning you, then it would be best to discuss them with a doctor, psychiatrist, therapist, or social worker, if you're not already.

[wanttoheal]

Maybe this will help:
Dissociative Identity Disorder

Also, because this is a DD forum and not just for DID, these other links might be helpful as well.

Depersonalization Disorder

Dissociative Amnesia

Dissociative Fugue

Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified

[Shibo]

Hmmm, think the voices may be DD (NOS)...

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by Shibo

Hey, I was just wondering what actually contitutes DID/MPD.
Is memory-loss actually part of the deffinition, or just a highly common side effect? Is it considered DID/MPD without any memory-loss?
Also, for those diagnosed how accurate would you say this quiz is?
http://quizilla.teennick.com/quizzes...ality-disorder
And please don't shoot it down in flames unless you've actually looked at it.
I'm just curious is all.

here in the United States yes memory loss is part of the diagnostics definition of what DID is.. here is a link to the the DSM5 dissociative disorders pages.

http://www.dsm5.org/proposedrevision...Disorders.aspx

on this page is a link to each of the dissociative disorders definfition, diagnostic criteria pages.

when you click on Dissociative Identity Disorder it tells you

the new proposed definition diagnostics
Rationale which is why they are proposing these definition diagnostics
a proposed severity testing
the current definition diagnostics used today so people can compare the present way the USA defines DID with the new proposed definition / diagnostics

pertaining to your question...

the proposed revision states...

B. Recurrent gaps in the recall of everyday events, important personal information, and/or traumatic events that are inconsistent with ordinary forgetting.

and the current (DSM IV TR) criterion states

C. Inability to recall important personal information that is too extensive to be explained by ordinary forgetfulness.

where I live and work a side effect is reaction from treatment.. side effect from taking medication for example. but I understand what you mean. if Im correct in thinking you mean is memory loss a symptom that comes with mental disorder, yes that is why its part of the definition diagnostics here in the USA.

the Quizes you find here and other places on the web are not meant for diagnostic purposes. here in the USA it takes more than doing a quiz to be diagnosed with DID. example you can answer yes or no on a quiz of whether you have memory loss but a quiz cant look into your brain and see whether your memory loss is from a seizure disorder and what kind of seizure disorder, quizzes cant tell you if you have Alzheimer's, MS or Parkinson's which also carry the same symptom of memory loss.. so here in the USA it takes many physical tests like EEG, MRI CAT Scans and others, besides doing quizzes..

also the quizzes dont tell you long term, they just tell you how you are at the moment you are taking them,

when I was diagnosed DID I had to have many interviews with a psychiatrist, interview with my physician, medical tests like those stated above and many more, a psychiatric evaluation that included oral and written tests, two weeks inpatient under observation at a mental ward, I also had to release my records for elementary/jr high and high school, mental health records, medical health records....

for some people the process takes two weeks to complete for others it takes a month or more depending upon scheduling of all the physical and mental exams, interviews, scans...