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Creating Hysteria: Women and Multiple Personality Disorder (1st Edition) by Joan Ross Acocella Paperback, 228 Pages, Published 1999 ISBN-10: 0-7879-4794-6 / 0787947946 ISBN-13: 978-0-7879-4794-1 / 9780787947941 From 1985 to 1995 an estimated 40,000 Americans, most of them women, were told they suffered from multiple personality disorder. Feminists, fundamentalists, and a substantial portion of the mental health community Andorsed this "Sybil-ing" of America. Sensation-seeking television talk shows took up |