Actually, he's saying that's the rate among psychiatric patients. The rate among the general population, he's saying, is basically 1/2 of 1%. I don't know what else to say about this, other than I'd never refer a client to him - especially an impressionable one. If it is a real disorder (don't want to debate that here) it's certainly not as common as he's saying it is. Oh, that must be because we're not screening appropriately. LOL. Actually, not LOL; this is serious if this is the message that's getting out to the general public.
Dean M. Amadio, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Siena College, Psychology Department 432 Roger Bacon Hall 515 Loudon Rd. Loudonville, NY 12211 ________________________________________ Subject: United States of Tara DID From: "James K. Denson" <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:50:44 -0400 X-Message-Number: 1 One of my students asked me a question about the following DID video from the popular Showtime series The United States of Tara. If you follow the below link, the video states that possibly 5 out of 100 people may have DID. Is this an accurate statistic? Do you think this is accurate information to show the students? http://www.sho.com/site/tara/did.do Thanks in advance for your help J. Kevin Denson Social Studies Department Chair AP Psychology/Psychology Teacher Kempsville High School Head Boys Varsity Soccer Coach First Colonial High School [email protected] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
