The authors collected a series of 236 cases of multiple personality (MPD). MPD patients experienced extensive sexual & physical abuse as children. They had been in the health care system for an average of 6.7 yrs before being diagnosed with MPD & had an average of 15.7 personalities at the time of reporting. Patients MPD are highly suicidal with 72% attempting suicide & 2.1% being successful. The patients frequently received diagnoses for other mental disorders.