Question

Consider an individual who seems to display different personalities at different times. What are diagnostic considerations in determining dissociative identity disorder. What method would you utilize to treat this individual? For how long would you likely continue treatment? Imagine you are a provider in medical, hospital, or clinic setting. What are important considerations when working with patients who exhibit symptoms commonly associated with somatic symptom disorder? How do these symptoms differ from a person with a fictitious disorders or from patient with a medical condition?

Answer 1

ANSWERS :

1. Dissociative identity disorder is also known as multiple personality disorder. To diagnose the dissociative identity disorder the following considerations to be taken. They are - Imaging tests of brain such as X-ray, MRI, CT scans, dissociative experience scale, history taking, clinical interviews of patients with this disorder.

2. To treat the individual who is suffering with dissociative identity disorder the following methods can be used to treat. They are- psychotherapy, family therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, dialectic behavior therapy, hypnosis therapy, medications like anti depressants, anti anxiety drugs, relaxation techniques, etc can be utilized for the treatment of dissociative identity disorder.