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FDA Warning on Stop-Smoking Drugs
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July 4th: Meaningful Holiday or Excuse to Drink?
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Heavy drinking during the summertime.
Being and Nothingness
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There are two kinds of vacations--doing something and doing nothing.
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How to hang on to paradise.

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People more empathetic to their own race
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New PTSD program answers need for comprehensive treatment
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TV ads make children choose more junk foods
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All About Us - Empowered Multiplicity - A multiple tells of the relationships developed between 14 alters, adults, children, teens, ancients, friends, mentors, and lovers.

Astraea's Multiple Personality Resources and Controversies - Fresh perspectives on Multiple Personality/Plurality and numerous links. Multiplicity can be a healthy lifestyle alternative, rather than a pathological disorder.
Meta Description: [ Links and information on multiple personality, with a focus on empowerment. No more MPD/DID. Throw out the DSM. Out of the therapist's office and into the streets. ]

Coming Out Multiple - Stories of coming out as multiple. Takes the empowerment, non-disorder perspective.
Meta Description: [ Stories of coming out, or not coming out, with Dissociative Identity Disorder or Multiple Personality Disorder. ]

Coping with Dissociative Identity Disorder - Multiple Personality Disorder - Ideas for coping with the symptoms of Dissociativie Identity Disorder, stories, tips and links to other resources.
Meta Description: [ Dissociativie Identity Disorder, formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder: Share ideas to cope with the symptoms. Help me Help others with MPD / DID. Stories, tips and links to other resources ]

Dissociation in the UK - Information in the UK on Dissociation and Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) provided by The Pottergate Centre for Dissociation. Lists organisations, training, research, and information on how to find a therapist.
Meta Description: [ Information on dissociation and dissociative identity disorder (DID) in the UK. This includes definitions under DSMIV, Diagnostics, Guidelines for treatment, How to find a therapist, Organisations, Research and Training. ]

Dissociation.com - Extensive writings by Ralph Allison, M.D., one of the pioneers in treating multiplicity, explicating his unusual theory about the difference between Dissociative Identity Disorder and Multiple Personality Disorder.
Meta Description: [ Multiple Personality Disorder resource for published papers, books, course manuals, new ideas, glossary of terms and definitions supported by Dr. Ralph Allison's research with actual patients. ]

500 Dissociative Identity Disorder as a Not to Know Strategy - An article by Mona Barbera, Ph.D.

Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Contribution - A consultant psychiatrist reviews the factors that characterize DID.
Meta Description: [ Memoirs of W.D.D. Orde. Trained on TS Mercury. Served in merchant navy during World War 2. Worked for Gray Mackenzie in Bahrain. ]

Doubt Cast on Story of Sybil - Skeptical view on the story of Sybil, whose therapy with Cornelia Wilbur was documented in the book of the same name.
Meta Description: [ The Skeptic Tank provides just a few of the hundreds of thousands of available text files which cover the False Memory Syndrome, the Satanic Rital Abuse legend, alien abduction memory implantation, and the legal battles to punish therapists for brainwashing their patients with their own religious... ]

Health Net: Dissociative Identity Disorder - Informative guide to the symptoms and treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder, formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder.

HELP! My Friend Has Multiple Personalities - An introduction to Dissociative Identity Disorder for friends and family members of those who have the condition.

Labyrinth of People - A supportive place for people with MPD, their families and friends. Information, personal experiences, links and a bulletin board to post advice or questions about MPD.

Lynne's World - Information and links about self injury, multiplicity, mid-continuum, depression, eating disorders and gay and Christian issues, from a UK perspective.

Mary Reynolds: The First Known Case of Multiple Personality Disorder - Historic research into this woman's life, including reproduced letters, handwriting, photographs, and a listing of biographies.

MPD/DID a Legitimate Diagnosis - Personal perspective on the disease, with forum and information for caregivers.
Meta Description: [ Exploring the causes, symptoms and treatment of a legitimate diagnosis of MPD/DID with support tips for survivors and supporters of survivors with MPD/DID. A spiritual healing. ]

MPD/DID Information Pages - Information and support for multiples; includes a Client Bill of Rights for Psychotherapy.

Multiple Personality and Dissociation Book List - List of books, with reviews, about multiple personality and dissociation.
Meta Description: [ This site provides bibliographic details and reader reviews of books on dissociation, particularly multiple personalities. ]

Multiple Personality Disorder: Child Abuse Survivor Artist - Multiple personality disorder as told by artist/survivor.
Meta Description: [ Multiple Personality & ART & Words: Inspiring world of gifted artist/author/survivor, Judy Castelli, Looking Inside: Life Lessons from a Multiple Personality-in Pictures and Words. ]

Multiplicity, Abuse and Healing - Resources for exploration and general education regarding the main issues involved in MPD/DID and abuse.
Meta Description: [ Educational resources and peer support for dissociation and healing after abuse. The site includes issues of multiplicity, and abuse, including sexual abuse, ritual abuse, emotional, physical, and verbal abuse, and self-harm. ]

Questions and Misconceptions - Detailed paper from a disorder-perspective about DID.

Sidran Traumatic Stress Foundation - A non-profit organization and publisher with on-line brochures and articles about DID and other trauma-related disorders, diagnostic materials that are available at cost, and training program. Books can be ordered online.

SOSA: Survivors of Spiritual Abuse - Spiritual Abuse Survivors, poems, art, prose, support network; there is an emphasis on people with DID who are survivors of spiritual abuse.
Meta Description: [ SOSA, Spiritual Abuse Survivors, poems, art, prose, self help, lists related links, web rings ]

Suite101: MPD - Information and Self Help - Facts and information about MPD, including developing coping skills, developing one's personal spirituality as the key to wellness.
Meta Description: [ Facts and information about MPD, developing coping skills, developing ones personal spirituality as the key to wellness. - dewey decimal 616.85236 ]