96 patients with a clinical diagnosis of Dissociative Identity Disorder were administered the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory–II. The most elevated personality disorder scales were Avoidant, Self-defeating, Borderline, and Passive-Aggressive personality disorders. Elevated Axis I scales included Dysthymia, Major Depression, Thought Disorder, and Anxiety Disorder. Millon–II profiles of a patient before and after integration showed normalization of a previously pathological profile.
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