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Based on the book Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber, the movie dramatizes the life of a shy young graduate student, Sybil Dorsett (in real life, Shirley Ardell Mason), suffering from dissociative identity disorder as a result of the psychological trauma she suffered as a child.
Aug 30, 2017 · Sybil was a bestselling book and a TV mini-series based on the case of Shirley Mason, a woman who claimed to have 16 personalities. Journalist Debbie Nathan reveals how the story was fabricated by a psychiatrist and a journalist, and how it influenced the diagnosis of multiple personality disorder.
Biography. Sybil. Controversy. References. Shirley Ardell Mason (January 25, 1923 – February 26, 1998) was an American art teacher [1] who was reported to have dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder ).
Sybil is a 1973 book by Flora Rheta Schreiber about the treatment of Sybil Dorsett (a pseudonym for Shirley Ardell Mason) for dissociative identity disorder (then referred to as multiple personality disorder) by her psychoanalyst, Cornelia B. Wilbur.
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May 28, 2023 · Even After Debunking, ‘Sybil’ Hasn’t Gone Away. The “true story” of a woman with multiple personalities was a 1973 sensation and is still in print 50 years later. Why do such lurid tales ...
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Oct 20, 2011 · Real 'Sybil' Admits Multiple Personalities Were Fake. Shirley Mason was the psychiatric patient whose life was portrayed in the 1973 book Sybil. The book and subsequent film caused an enormous...
Sybil. Brad Davis. Richard. Martine Bartlett. Hattie. Jane Hoffman. Frieda Dorsett. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. This tale of child abuse and and its deep psychological scars,...
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