How to Use dissociative identity disorder in a Sentence

dissociative identity disorder

noun
  • After all, Marc’s dissociative identity disorder is a big part of the Moon Knight story, and episode 3 tackles the aspect as well.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 14 Apr. 2022
  • The six-episode series follows Moon Knight, one of the identities of Marc Spector, who has dissociative identity disorder and has been losing control of his body.
    Editors, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The show is based on the real crimes of Billy Milligan, who was diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 June 2023
  • Fans of the character know that Moon Knight suffers from dissociative identity disorder.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 13 Mar. 2022
  • That’s the only way for the audience to understand what having dissociative identity disorder is like.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 13 Mar. 2022
  • Danny is loosely based on the real-life Billy Milligan, the first person to be acquitted of a major crime due to dissociative identity disorder.
    Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 June 2023
  • Later volumes revealed that Khonshu had been a part of Spector since childhood and may have even been the cause of his dissociative identity disorder, his personalities reflecting the phases of the moon.
    Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2022
  • However, it is later revealed that Grant suffers from dissociative identity disorder and his visions are the day-to-day events of his other identity, Marc Spector.
    ELLE, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Her controversial work with patients with dissociative identity disorder led her to develop a field theory of what makes a killer.
    Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2020
  • The project is inspired by the real stories of people suffering from dissociative identity disorder.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes, 17 June 2021
  • Isaac stars as the titular Moon Knight, a vigilante who suffers from dissociative identity disorder.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 21 Mar. 2022
  • The dissociative identity disorder would easily make the Real Betty unaware of this.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2017
  • Schizophrenia is not the same thing as bipolar disorder or dissociative identity disorder.
    Nina Bahadur, SELF, 15 Sep. 2018
  • What are the symptoms of dissociative identity disorder?
    Korin Miller, Health.com, 20 Apr. 2021
  • What about Steven and Marc’s dissociative identity disorder?
    Tracy Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Okonedo, who played Charlotte, a character with dissociative identity disorder, had a memorable scene in which different parts of herself come through.
    Jolie Lash, EW.com, 4 June 2021
  • Milligan was the first person in the U.S. to be acquitted of a major crime after using an insanity defense of dissociative identity disorder.
    Vulture, 9 June 2023
  • Marc has dissociative identity disorder which manifests in four distinct personalities, one of which is a quiet and long-suffering British man named Grant.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 21 Mar. 2022
  • The superhero also suffers from dissociative identity disorder, a mental illness that Marvel will explore in Moon Knight.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 20 Mar. 2022
  • In a fairly unusual premise, Moon Knight involves a seemingly ordinary guy, a case of dissociative identity disorder, superhero adventures and a cult leader played by Ethan Hawke.
    oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2022
  • The studio kicked 2022 off with Moon Knight, a series introducing Oscar Isaac as a troubled superhero struggling with dissociative identity disorder.
    Milan Polk, Men's Health, 11 Nov. 2022
  • In 2019, Carter spoke out about his mental health issues and revealed he'd been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder, schizophrenia, acute anxiety and manic depression.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2022
  • The protagonist suffers from dissociative identity disorder, a unique condition among the MCU superheroes so far.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Actress AnnaLynne McCord has been candid about her mental health, sharing last month that she was diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder.
    Korin Miller, Health.com, 17 May 2021
  • Walker has denied some accusations, and attributed some of his behavior to dissociative identity disorder, which he was diagnosed with in 2001.
    Brooke Betik, Dallas News, 24 May 2022
  • Annie also reveals that her mother had dissociative identity disorder, and that her brother had committed suicide, hinting at the darkness that had long surrounded her family.
    Yohana Desta, HWD, 8 June 2018
  • It is based on Billy Milligan, who was diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder.
    Marianne Garvey, CNN, 11 May 2023
  • Steven Grant, an awkward museum gift shop employee who discovers the unexplained lapses and mysterious occurrences in his life are the result of his dissociative identity disorder.
    Tracy Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2022
  • The drama sees Holland play a character inspired by a real person, Billy Milligan, who was diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 7 June 2023
  • In 1978 Billy Milligan became the first person acquitted of a crime due to dissociative identity disorder after claiming his crimes were committed by one of his multiple personalities.
    Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2023

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