this', when actually a lot of these experiences are normative and don't need to be pathologized or treated." in the usa network television production mr. robot, the protagonist elliot alderson was created using anecdotal experiences of did of the show's creator's friends. sam esmail said he consulted with a psychologist who "concretized" the character's mental health conditions, especially his plurality. in m. night shyamalan's unbreakable superhero film series (specifically the films, split and glass), one character is diagnosed with did, and that some of the personalities have super-human powers. some advocates believe that the films are a negative portrayal and promote the stigmatization of the disorder. another film about dissociative identity disorder, folks felt is a negative portrayal is my soul to take (2010). it features two characters with dissociative identity disorder, a father and son. one has an alter that is a serial killer but in real life that's extremely rare and in no way represents dissociative identity disorder. the same should be said for the film identity (2003). a film about a serial killer with extreme dissociative identity disorder. horror films like these communicate misconceptions and misinformation, not necessarily disinformation, and cause folks to believe those with trauma or dissociative identity disorder specifically are serial killers. this is the furthered from the truth. drop dead fred (1991) features an adult woman who has gone though a significantly traumatic childhood with many of the symptoms of dissociative identity disorder. she even has an "imaginary friend" named drop dead fred well into her adult years. the disorder is referred to as imaginary friend syndrome instead of dissociative identity disorder or its many synonyms. she learns to overcome her childhood trauma with the help of drop dead fred, who is very mischievous. in marvel comics, the character of moon knight is shown to have did. in the tv series moon knight based on the comic book character, protagonist marc spector is depicted with did; the website for the national alliance on mental illness appears in the series' end credits. another marvel character, legion, has did in the comics, although he has schizophrenia in the tv show version. legal issues people with dissociative identity disorder may be involved in legal cases as a witness, defendant, or as the victim/injured party. claims of did have been used only rarely to argue criminal insanity in court. in the united states dissociative identity disorder has previously been found to meet the frye test as a generally accepted medical condition, and the newer daubert standard. within legal circles, did has been described as one of the most disputed psychiatric diagnoses and forensic assessments are needed. for defendants whose defense states they have a diagnosis of did, courts must distinguish between those who genuinely have did and those who are malingering to avoid responsibility. expert witnesses are typically used to assess defendants in such cases, although some of the standard assessments like the mmpi-2 were not developed for people with a trauma history and the validity scales may incorrectly suggest malingering. the multiscale dissociation inventory (briere, 2002) is well suited to assessing malingering and dissociative disorders, unlike the self-report dissociative experiences scale. in did, evidence about the altered states of consciousness, actions of alter identities and episodes of amnesia may be excluded from a court if they not considered relevant, although different countries and regions have different laws. a diagnosis of did may be used to claim a defense of not guilty by reason of insanity, but this very rarely succeeds, or of diminished capacity, which may reduce the length of a sentence. did may also affect competency to stand trial. a not guilty by reason of insanity plea was first used successfully in an american court in 1978, in the state of ohio v. milligan case. however, a did diagnosis is not automatically considered a justification for an insanity verdict, and since milligan the few cases claiming insanity have largely been unsuccessful. advocacy movement in the context of neurodiversity, the experience of dissociative identities has been called multiplicity and has led to advocacy for the recognition of 'positive plurality' and the use of plural pronouns such as "we" and "our". liz fong-jones states those with this condition might have fear in regard to "coming out" about their did, as it could put them in a vulnerable position. in particular, advocates have challenged the necessity of integration. timothy baynes argues that alters have full moral status, just as their host does. he states that as integration may entail the (involuntary) elimination of such an entity, forcing people to undergo it as a therapeutic treatment is "seriously immoral". a did (or dissociative identities) awareness day takes place on march 5 annually, and a multicolored awareness ribbon is used, based on the idea of a "crazy quilt". explanatory notes the dissociative disorders are more frequently found to occur in the aftermath of trauma, and many of the symptoms — including embarrassment and confusion about the symptoms or a desire to hide them — are influenced by the proximity to trauma. in dsm-5, the dissociative disorders are placed next to, but are not part of, the trauma- and stressor-related disorders, reflecting the close relationship between these diagnostic classes. both acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder contain dissociative symptoms, such as amnesia, flashbacks, numbing, and depersonalization/derealization.(p 291) most of the published clinical case series are focused on chronic and complex forms of dissociative disorders. data collected in diverse geographic locations such as north america , puerto rico , western europe , turkey , and australia underline the consistency in clinical symptoms of dissociative disorders. these clinical case series have also documented that dissociative patients report highest frequencies of childhood psychological trauma among all psychiatric disorders. childhood sexual (57.1%–90.2%), emotional (57.1%), and physical (62.9%–82.4%) abuse and neglect (62.9%) are among them (2–6). — sar (2011): §1, introduction, p. 1 emdr has been found to cause strong effects on did patients, causing recommendation for adjusted use. see e.g.: emdr dissociative disorders task force (2001). "recommended guidelines: a general guide to emdr's use in the dissociative disorders". in shapiro, francine (ed.). eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: basic principles, protocols, and procedures (pdf). pp. 441–445. archived (pdf) from the original on 2022-10-09. international society for the study of trauma and dissociation (3 mar 2011). "guidelines for treating dissociative identity disorder in adults, third revision". journal of trauma & dissociation. informa uk limited. 12 (2): 159. doi:10.1080/15299732.2011.537247. pmid 21391103.