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Real 'Sybil' Admits Multiple Personalities Were Fake
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| Contributor | Green Pigs |
| Last Edited | Green Pigs Oct 24, 2011 11:21pm |
| Category | General |
| News Date | Oct 20, 2011 12:00pm |
| Description | When Sybil first came out in 1973, not only did it shoot to the top of the best-seller lists — it manufactured a psychiatric phenomenon. The book was billed as the true story of a woman who suffered from multiple personality disorder. Within a few years of its publication, reported cases of multiple personality disorder — now known as dissociative identity disorder — leapt from fewer than 100 to thousands. But in a new book, Sybil Exposed, writer Debbie Nathan argues that most of the story is based on a lie. |
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