Dissociative identity disorder

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What is dissociative identity disorder?

Dissociative identity disorder is a dissociative disorder involving a disturbance of identity in which two or more separate and distinct personality states (or identities) control the individual's behavior at different times.

Common symptoms reported by people with dissociative identity disorder

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Listen to Music Cigarettes Individual Therapy
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Vitamin B Complex Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine Methylphenidate
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Sertraline Fluoxetine Venlafaxine
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Clonazepam Lorazepam Diazepam
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Ibuprofen Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone-acetaminophen
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for dissociative identity disorder

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Compare treatments taken by people with dissociative identity disorder

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Who has dissociative identity disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 188 say dissociative identity disorder is their primary condition
Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 13
30s 35
40s 42
50s 32
60s 43
70+ 121
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 37
20-29 years 19
30-39 years 16
40-49 years 22
50-59 years 14
60-69 years 15
70+ years 12

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 59
Female 498
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 350
Not Diagnosed 37
These charts show data from dissociative identity disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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