Sybils "multipla personligheter"

Sybil blev i slutet av 1900-talet ett viktigt påstått fall av s k multipla personligheter, en tidigare nästan okänd problematik, efter Sybils publicering allt vanligare. Nu har Debbie Nathan skrivit ett definitivt avslöjande av detta fall som bedrägligt, ett sätt att få berömmelse och tjäna stora pengar. En mycket läsvärd essä om Nathans bok finns här.

Ett citat ur Woods recension:

" The impact of Sybil was huge. For decades afterward its spellbinding narrative was accepted as factual. Schreiber declared in the book’s preface that it was a “true story,” and Wilbur herself vouched for its accuracy during television appearances and professional conferences. However, it is now clear that neither Sybil nor Wilbur should ever have been believed. In Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case, investigative journalist Debbie Nathan has revealed the true story of Sybil, whose real name was Shirley Mason.
Drawing from archives that only recently have been opened to the public, Nathan presents a description of Shirley/Sybil and Wilbur that is both compassionate and devastating. With a wealth of facts and extensive footnotes, Nathan demonstrates that Sybil, both the book and the miniseries, were packed with lies and distortions."
Referens

Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case. By Debbie Nathan. Free Press, New York, 2011. ISBN: 978-1439168271. 320 pp.