Citation

Jaschke VA, Spiegel D. Bull. Menninger Clin. 1992; 56(2): 246-260.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Guilford Publications)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1352164

Abstract

The case of a patient with symptoms suggestive of a dissociative disorder is presented. The consultant reviews the diagnosis of multiple personality disorder (MPD) as defined in DSM-III-R and DSM-IV in relation to the patient's dissociative states, hallucinations, memory loss, and other symptoms. He then highlights the distinctions among MPD, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, major depression, and complex partial seizures. After presenting the conceptualization of MPD as a chronic posttraumatic stress disorder, he concludes with a review of treatment approaches that address the traumatic history and that involve hypnosis to gain access to and control dissociative states.

Language: en

Keywords

Adult; Antipsychotic Agents; Dissociative Disorders; Female; Hallucinations; Hospitalization; Hospitals, Psychiatric; Humans; Hypnosis; Length of Stay; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Suicide, Attempted