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Personality Disorder have significant but often unrealized, public health importance. The percent review summarizes the published work on personality disorders in the Indian population or by researchers residing in the country. Researchers who have work on assessment methodology in India have demonstrated that clinical diagnosis has a low reliability when concerned with semi-structured interview developed by the World Health Organization (WHO). Five aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of multiple personality disorder (MPD) were examined. The following five conclusions were made: the contemporary diagnostic criteria are vague and over inclusive; the recent alleged increase in prevalence of the disorder is almost certainly art factual; legal proceedings involving MPD patients raise disturbing questions about personal responsibility; there is little literature support for the theory that MPD results from childhood trauma; and many of the techniques used to diagnose and treat the condition reinforce its symptoms. A careful revision of diagnostic criteria for the disorder is recommended.