Dissociative identity disorder: a case report

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2013-09-12

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Basterra Gortari, V., Ruiz Ruiz, R., & Pereda Eusa, N. (2013). Dissociative identity disorder: a case report. Revista De Psiquiatría Infanto-Juvenil, 30(3), 31–36. Retrieved from https://aepnya.eu/index.php/revistaaepnya/article/view/252

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 3 (2013)

Section

Case reports

Authors

  • Virginia Basterra Gortari Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra
  • Raquel Ruiz Ruiz Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra
  • Nahia Pereda Eusa Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra

Keywords:

identity personality disorder, multiple personality, etiology, clinical manifestations, psychotherapy treatment

Abstract

Dissociative disorders constitute a frequently hidden and neglected mental health problem. Among all of them, the dissociative identity disorder (DID) is the most serious and complex pathology. DID is a chronic condition, characterized by disruption in autobiographical memory and the sense of having a unified identity. DID usually originates in the context of severe trauma during the patient´s childhood. We report the case of a 16 year old boy referred to our Psychiatric inpatient unit. Across this report, we highlight the main symptoms of this disorder, the risk factors for the development of the disorder and a summarized form of the psychotherapeutic approach. Likewise, we also show the results obtained in different neuropsychological assessments (The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, The Spanish-Complutensian Verbal Learning test for children, the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory and the Multidimensional Inventory of Dissociation).

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Author Biographies

Virginia Basterra Gortari, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra

Unidad de Psiquiatría - Sección B del Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra. Servicio Navarro de Salud - Osasunbidea

Correspondencia:
Psiquiatría-sección B del Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra.
C/ Irunlarrea 4. C.P.31008. Pamplona. Navarra.
virginia.basterra.gortari@navarra.es

Raquel Ruiz Ruiz, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra

Unidad de Psiquiatría - Sección B del Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra. Servicio Navarro de Salud - Osasunbidea

Nahia Pereda Eusa, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra

Unidad de Psiquiatría - Sección B del Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra. Servicio Navarro de Salud - Osasunbidea

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