Thanks for the first-hand information.
Just to reiterate, of course views shared here are those of the person.
MPD was replaced as you say, with DID which certainly some people have.
And as you say, just because there was a flurry of media-hype false-diagnosis, doesn't mean every case was false.
That being said, unfortunately there have been some people (I know two) who were "lead" into imagining they had MPD, through the use of suggestion, hypnosis, etc. That false-diagnosis can create serious problems. [
www.skepdic.com]
Of course, actual mental health situations have to be dealt by people and experts on the ground.
The problem with the Oprahfication of all these things, is she only shows one side of the issue.
Why not have on experts from all sides, and debate the issue?
But again, like James Ray, Oprah only shows her side of the issue.
It just that Oprah irresponsibly throws around MPD terms like "alters" on her show, without showing the other side of the issue, and that is the same technique she used to promote James Ray.
That is an "embedded presupposition".
Only one side (Oprah's side) of the issue is allowed, and its assumed to be true, without contrary analysis from other experts.