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Do i suffer from schizophrenia or dissociative identity disorder?

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SYMPTOMS??: Hard to say if you do not give more information. These are really different disorders.

Answered 4/23/2019

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Evaluation: Schizophrenia and dissociative identity disorder (did) are two completely different conditions. Even though schizophrenia means split mind-that really isn't what it is. Schizophrenia is a brain disease affecting 1% of the population and is characterized by psychosis which means hallucinations and/ or delusions. Did, which used to be called multiple personality disorder is very rare.

Answered 12/10/2013

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Dr. K. Olson answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

No definitive answer: There are many similarities in particular auditory hallucinations (hearing voices) and feeling disengaged from the world. If there is a history of trauma - especially if it began in childhood - can sometimes help to discriminate. The DES (dissociative experiences scale) is a test that can measure how often and to what degree one dissociates. A specialist in treating ptsd could help to determine.

Answered 11/27/2017

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