Unmasking the Mind: A Journey Through Misdiagnosis to the True Identity of Dissociative Identity Disorder
Aims: Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a complex psychiatric condition that is often misdiagnosed due to its overlapping symptoms with other disorders such as mood and psychotic disorders. The presence of psychotic features, including auditory and visual hallucinations, disorganized behaviour...
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| description | Aims: Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a complex psychiatric condition that is often misdiagnosed due to its overlapping symptoms with other disorders such as mood and psychotic disorders. The presence of psychotic features, including auditory and visual hallucinations, disorganized behaviour, and memory gaps, can make the diagnosis of DID particularly challenging. This case study highlights a 27-year-old female whose DID diagnosis was delayed due to misinterpretation of her psychotic symptoms, which were initially attributed to other psychiatric disorders. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b02e0475e10d48299d7b6af388cee7482025-08-20T03:32:22ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-06-0111S292S29310.1192/bjo.2025.10706Unmasking the Mind: A Journey Through Misdiagnosis to the True Identity of Dissociative Identity DisorderNadia Amira Ashikin0Hospital Putrajaya, WP Putrajaya, MalaysiaAims: Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a complex psychiatric condition that is often misdiagnosed due to its overlapping symptoms with other disorders such as mood and psychotic disorders. The presence of psychotic features, including auditory and visual hallucinations, disorganized behaviour, and memory gaps, can make the diagnosis of DID particularly challenging. This case study highlights a 27-year-old female whose DID diagnosis was delayed due to misinterpretation of her psychotic symptoms, which were initially attributed to other psychiatric disorders.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425107060/type/journal_article |
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| title_full | Unmasking the Mind: A Journey Through Misdiagnosis to the True Identity of Dissociative Identity Disorder |
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