Dissociative Identity Disorders in Korea: Two Recent Cases

Although dissociative identity disorder (DID), the most severe of the dissociative disorders, has retained its own diagnostic entity since its introduction in the DSM-III, cases of DID are rarely seen in South and East Asia, likely due to the higher prevalence of possession disorder. We report two p...

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Published in:Psychiatry investigation 2016, 13(2), , pp.250-252
Main Authors: Kim, Ilbin, Kim, Daeho, Jung, Hyun-Jin
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Language:English
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정신과학
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Summary:Although dissociative identity disorder (DID), the most severe of the dissociative disorders, has retained its own diagnostic entity since its introduction in the DSM-III, cases of DID are rarely seen in South and East Asia, likely due to the higher prevalence of possession disorder. We report two patients with DID who were recently admitted to our inpatient psychiatric unit and demonstrated distinct transitions to several identities. Their diagnoses were confirmed through a structured interview for dissociative disorders and possible differential diagnoses were ruled out by psychological, neuroimaging, and laboratory tests. The rapid transition to a Westernized, individualized society along with an increase in child abuse, might contribute to an increase in DID, previously under-diagnosed in this region.
ISSN:1738-3684
1976-3026
DOI:10.4306/pi.2016.13.2.250