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Psychiatrists, no less than the lay population, seem to be fascinated by the bizarre, the esoteric, and the theatrical. Multiple personalities richly correspond to such a description. Indeed, this condition has not only been frequently used as a vehicle for popular entertainment, but has assumed an increasingly visible place in psychiatry. Up to 1945, 76 cases of multiple personality had been reported; in contrast, in 1984 alone, Bennett found 1,000 cases simply by polling psychotherapists