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Real MPD is incredibly rare, but therapists in the 1980s and early '90s "diagnosed" it in thousands of women: They hypnotized patients by the thousand, persuaded them that they had been sexually abused by family members, and then induced them to discover other personalities.
The funds raised by the campaign support a family of 83 health and human service agencies that provide services like family counseling, care for abused children, scouting and youth programs, job training, disaster relief and much, much more.
This sort of ruling "absolutely increases abused women's level of risk" by seemingly encouraging their abusers, Ms.
Allegations that the United States abused prisoners in its custody make it harder to build the diplomatic, political, and military alliances the government will need.
While it is certainly true that Prozac is overprescribed, and likely abused, it is also true that it is a powerful, necessary therapy for the treatment of severe depression.