Everything You Need To Know About Dissociative Identity Disorder

Dissociative Identity Disorder Vs Schizophrenia

Many individuals incorrectly believe schizophrenia and dissociative identity disorder are the same condition. However, this isn't the case. Not only are DID and schizophrenia caused by different things, but they have very different symptom presentations. Schizophrenia is characterized by psychosis, which may take the form of delusions or hallucinations. Patients with this condition may believe things that aren't true or speak to individuals who aren't there. Schizophrenia may also include catatonia, disorganized speech, and inappropriate social interactions. DID patients, on the other hand, alternate between multiple 'alters.' Different alters may exhibit different behaviors and have different names and characteristics. Dissociative identity disorder also causes amnesia, as affected individuals typically can't remember what each alter does when another is fronting. Some patients with dissociative disorders report being able to talk to their other alters, but in classically-presenting DID, there's no mental interaction between alters.

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