Many medical terms have evolved or changed over the years to reflect advancements in medical knowledge or to reduce stigma. For example, what was once called consumption is now known to be ...

K N O X V I L L E, Tenn., May 1 -- — Police heard the confession on tape: A man said he raped and strangled a woman. After that, "I throwed her down and left her lying there," said the loud and angry ...

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Dissociative identity disorder (DID), formerly known as multiple personality disorder, is one of the most intriguing and misunderstood conditions in psychology. Characterized by the presence of two or ...

Herschel Walker details his life with multiple personalities in new book. Jan. 21, 2008 — -- NFL superstar Herschel Walker has long suffered from multiple personality disorder, the Heisman Trophy ...

Today we’re asking, “Do you suffer from multiple possibility disorder?” You’re probably wondering what is “multiple possibility disorder?” It might be easy to confuse that condition with the condition ...

Can you carry out a murder without ever remembering it? That’s the question Dr. Al Carlisle, a psychologist at Utah State Prison, sought out to answer when he began working with a prisoner named ...