A physician’s story of dissociative identity disorder

<p>"I had no recollection of this, but as I processed what Yael said, my response was the opposite of what one might expect—I felt tremendous relief! I was happy. My pain had a name and hopefully that meant that I could get well. I was a doctor, and I knew well that the first step toward treatment is a diagnosis. I was determined to approach DID the way I had most things in my life—medical school, marriage, mothering, and advocating for women’s health care—with passion and an intensity of purpose."</p> <p><a href= "https://downtownwomen.com/portfolio_page/shelley-kolton-md/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow external noreferrer" data-wpel-link="external">Shelley Kolton</a> is an obstetrician-gynecologist and author of <a href= "https://amzn.to/3uHoAbj" target="_blank" rel= "noopener nofollow external noreferrer" data-wpel-link= "external">Brain Storm: A Life in Pieces</a>.</p> <p>She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "<a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/2021/06/a-physicians-story-of-dissociative-identity-disorder.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A physician’s story of dissociative identity disorder</a>."</p> <p><strong>Did you enjoy today’s episode?</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.kevinmdpodcast.com/rate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rate and review</a> the show so more audiences can find <strong>The Podcast by KevinMD</strong>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.kevinmdpodcast.com/follow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Subscribe on your favorite podcast app</a> to get notified when a new episode comes out.</p> <p><strong>Reflect and <a href="https://earnc.me/CSTHOb" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">earn 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CME</a> for this episode.</strong></p> <p>Also available in <a href= "https://www.kevinmdpodcast.com/p/cme/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Category 1 CME bundles</a>.</p> <p><em>Powered by CMEfy - a seamless way for busy clinician learners to discover Internet Point-of-Care Learning opportunities that reward AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)<span role="image" aria-labe