Multiple Personality: Reality and Illusion
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Multiple Personality: Reality and Illusion is a 1999 documentary film
that explores Dissociative identity disorder
, formally known as Multiple Personality Disorder. The fact based docu-drama delves into the lives of four women with Multiple Personality Disorder, including the life of Chris Costner-Sizemore
, who was portrayed in the book and film The Three Faces of Eve
and thought to be the first women diagnosed with MPD. The program was co-written by noted psychiatrist Colin A. Ross
and producer James Myer
.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
that explores Dissociative identity disorder
Dissociative identity disorder
Dissociative identity disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis and describes a condition in which a person displays multiple distinct identities , each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment....
, formally known as Multiple Personality Disorder. The fact based docu-drama delves into the lives of four women with Multiple Personality Disorder, including the life of Chris Costner-Sizemore
Chris Costner-Sizemore
Chris Costner Sizemore is a woman who, in the 1950s, was diagnosed with Multiple Personality Disorder, now known as dissociative identity disorder. Her case, with a pseudonym used, was depicted in the 1950s book and film The Three Faces of Eve by her psychiatrists, Corbett H. Thigpen and Hervey M....
, who was portrayed in the book and film The Three Faces of Eve
The Three Faces of Eve
The Three Faces of Eve is a 1957 American film adaptation of a case study by Corbett H. Thigpen and Hervey M. Cleckley. It was based on the true story of Chris Costner Sizemore, also known as Eve White, a woman who suffered from Dissociative Identity Disorder formerly known as multiple personality...
and thought to be the first women diagnosed with MPD. The program was co-written by noted psychiatrist Colin A. Ross
Colin A. Ross
Colin A. Ross is a psychiatrist of Canadian origin and professional training. Ross attended medical school at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada and completed his training in psychiatry at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada...
and producer James Myer
James Myer
James Myer is an American documentarist and educational filmmaker. He produced Multiple Personality: Reality and Illusion, a documentary that chronicled the life of Chris Costner-Sizemore. Ms. Sizemore, who was depicted in the book and film The Three Faces of Eve, was diagnosed in the 1950’s...
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External links
- Multiple Personality: Reality and Illusion at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...