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Schizotypal personality disorder disguised as dissociative identity disorder
  1. Alexander M Kaplan1 and
  2. Colin M Smith2,3
  1. 1Department of Behavioral Health, Carl R Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas, USA
  2. 2Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
  3. 3Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Colin M Smith; colin.smith{at}duke.edu

Abstract

A 20-year-old man was admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit for self-professed dissociative identity disorder. His presentation of multiple personalities without amnesia, dissociation or depersonalisation led to further examination of personality and cultural factors that may contribute to this uncommon presentation. Careful clinical investigation supported a diagnosis of schizotypal personality disorder with elements of fantastical thinking influenced by media presentations of dissociative identity disorder.

  • personality disorders
  • psychotherapy

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-243454

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors AMK provided clinical care for the patient. AMK and CMS prepared the manuscript.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any agency of the US Government.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.