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The story of Sybil, a young woman who was horrifically abused by her mother as a child, resulting in the creation of multiple personalities, caught the world by storm. Sybil was a bestselling book in ...

She was introduced to the world as Sybil. She was later revealed to be Shirley Mason of Dodge Center, a person so horrendously abused by her mother that to cope with the trauma her mind splintered ...

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MINNEAPOLIS -- Was one of the world's most famous medical cases a mistake? Or, worse yet, a hoax? Author Debbie Nathan's book "Sybil Exposed" explores the history of the Minnesota woman who became a ...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Many are apt to raise an eyebrow even thinking about a remake of the landmark 1976 four-hour drama "Sybil." Sign up here. That stunning telecast won Sally Field a ...

TONI COLETTE AS TARA: I will be in control, me, Tara. TONI COLETTE AS AN ALTER: This is all your fault. With the drugs. BROOKE GLADSTONE: Our fascination with split personalities goes way back. Think ...

Shirley Mason was the psychiatric patient whose life was portrayed in the 1973 book Sybil. The book and subsequent film caused an enormous spike in reported cases of multiple personality disorder.

In Sybil Exposed, Debbie Nathan explores the life of Shirley Mason — the psychiatric patient whose life was portrayed in the 1973 book and 1976... Shirley Mason was the psychiatric patient whose life ...