When this is the case, we say the person has a dissociative disorder.

这种情况下，我们会说这个人患有分离障碍。

The third type of dissociative disorder is dissociative identity disorder, which used to be called multiple personality disorder.

第三种分离障碍是分离性身份障碍，以前也叫做多重人格障碍。

Having overt dissociative identity disorder can potentially endanger the person, especially if one identity engages in self-mutilation or risky behavior.

显性分离性身份障碍可能危害患者的安全，特别是当某个人格有自残或危险行为的时候。

On the other hand, those with overt dissociative identity disorder outright assume two or more distinct identities, sometimes called personalities, or alters.

另一方面，显性分离性身份障碍患者可以直接认为拥有两个或以上的身份，有时也叫人格或交替人格。

The problem is most people who get abused don't develop dissociative identity disorder.

问题是大多数遭受虐待的人并没有患上分离性身份障碍。

Dissociative disorders come in several different forms, but the most infamous of the bunch is probably Dissociative Identity Disorder.

分离性障碍有几种不同的形式，但其中最臭名昭著的可能是分离性身份障碍。

Some therapists, indeed some hospitals, some medical units go decades without ever seeing anybody that approaches dissociative identity disorder.

一些治疗师， 甚至一些医院，一些医疗单位几十年都没有见过任何接近分离性身份障碍的人。

Clearly, schizophrenia is a challenging disorder to live with and one that's hard for outsiders to understand, but maybe even more rare and more elusive are the dissociative disorders.

显然，精神分裂症是一种具有挑战性的疾病， 外人很难理解， 但也许更罕见和更难以捉摸的是分离性障碍。