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.
How do members experience dissociative identity disorder?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with dissociative identity disorder*
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Feeling of disconnection
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Nothing reported yet
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Feelings of emptiness
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Stress
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*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.
Top treatments taken by people for dissociative identity disorder*
Who has dissociative identity disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 33 | |
| 20s | 78 | |
| 30s | 133 | |
| 40s | 126 | |
| 50s | 161 | |
| 60s | 133 | |
| 70+ | 37 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 74 | |
| Female | 601 |