Multiple Personality Disorder Case Study

Select a mental illness of your choice and discuss your response to the following questions:
The mental illness I chose is Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) also known as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD). Two or more personalities/ identities non-simultaneously. With DID individuals may not remember events under the character they are operating from at the time of the incident while under the control of the other identity. Characteristics of DID or MPD includes altering ego's which are usually followed by separate demographics to identify who they are, for example, distinct identities, self-image, names, or ages. Each personality is independent, and non-reliant on the other figure.
According to statistics, women are more affected by
Behavioral Health expenditures in 2005 were $135 million with Medicaid, Medicare, State funding and other local and federal funding accounting for a total of 61% of the financing for behavioral health, over half of the funding comes from federal programs which are the most significant contributor for behavioral health intervention. Other funding includes employer insurance, private insurance, or out of pocket pay. Often employer and private insurance may have limitations on what services are included, and paying out of pocket could be costly leaving psychologically challenged individuals to be left without treatment or limited
Services may be abated
Education on handling mental illness (ensure) professionals are trained on handling mental illness issues
Research and discuss two methods of alternative funding for care for this group. What are the benefits and limitations of the methods you discussed?
Grants: allocated by federal government, supplemental funding used by states flexible funding and may be proportioned over several different programs; (flexibility) states must remain compliant to receive funds
Private Sector Financing: insurance company, out-of-pocket payments, charity care
Benefits-if covered, variety of services are extended, out of pocket payments seem more cost efficient noticed by a decline in spending for mental illness medications, with out of pocket the more medical services and deductibles met balances out the services for behavioral health services
Drawbacks: higher cost sharing, concerns of ethical hazards overuse of services, stigma with mental illness, could be a limit restriction on services, for example, inpatient service maybe 10 days with a max of 30 days, and out of pocket payments may fluctuate contingent upon the individual's