While there's no cure for dissociative identity disorder, long-term treatment is very successful, if the patient stays committed. Effective treatment includes talk therapy or psychotherapy, medications, hypnotherapy, and adjunctive therapies such as art or movement therapy.
Nov. 19: Vick began serving his prison term, a move his lawyer said demonstrated Vick's willingness to take responsibility for his actions. Dec. 10: Vick is sentenced to 23 months in jail for his role in a dogfighting conspiracy that involved gambling and killing pit bulls.
James McCord. A former CIA officer, McCord was one of the five burglars arrested at the Watergate complex on June 15, 1972. He was convicted on eight counts of conspiracy, burglary and wiretapping, spending two months in prison. In March 1973 McCord wrote a letter implicating White House officials in the cover-up. He later published a book about his role in the scandal.