Dissociative identity disorder associated with mania and change in handedness.
Cogn Behav Neurol
; 17(4): 233-7, 2004 Dec.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15622020
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the overlap between dissociative and bipolar disorders with reference to their neurophysiological foundations.BACKGROUND:
Case reports of anomalous lateralization and shifts in handedness associated with both affective and dissociative conditions have intermittently surfaced in the literature. The two disorders are, however, usually considered to be distinct psychopathological entities.METHOD:
A case of co-occurring bipolar disorder and dissociative identity disorder (DID) is presented.RESULTS:
The "switch" in personality coincided with manic or hypomanic symptoms and was associated with a change in handedness.CONCLUSIONS:
A parallel between the "personality" shifts that characterize DID and the mood fluctuations that underlie bipolar disorder is drawn, suggesting some nosological overlap between the two disorders. The possibility that these two psychiatric conditions share a similar neurophysiological architecture is also raised.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Personalidade
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Transtorno Bipolar
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Lateralidade Funcional
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Transtorno Dissociativo de Identidade
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cogn Behav Neurol
Assunto da revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
África do Sul