Dissociative Identity Disorder (Swiss Press Online 2021, by Lena Stallmach) - Swiss Press Award

Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Lena Stallmach

This article is about a mental illness that few people are familiar with: dissociative identity disorder. It arises from severe and repeated childhood abuse. This can lead to the splitting off of certain parts of the personality. We tell the story of the suffering of a woman affected by it to illustrate the crimes behind it.