Family treatment of spouses and children of patients with multiple personality disorder.

Although there is a large body of literature on the individual treatment of patients with multiple personality disorder (MPD), there are few accounts of the treatment of the spouses and children of these patients. After reviewing some of the existing literature, the authors present case examples of family work with patients, spouses, and children on two inpatient units and in the partial hospitalization program at Menninger. Techniques for the beginning, middle, and later phases of family treatment are illustrated.