Psychopathological riddles of multiple personality disorder (dissociative identity disorder). The case of Daniel A.

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The article presents a unique clinical case of Daniil A. with multiple personality disorder (dissociative identity disorder according to ICD-11) — the first detailed description of a rare syndrome in the Russian-language scientific literature. The patient also had dissociative movement disorders in the form of pseudoepileptic seizures. The clinical picture of the disease was dominated by the symptoms of “alternative of personality”, “second essence”, “Alter ego” and “voices”. The article provides a clinical analysis of the legitimacy of designating the identified phenomena as hallucinations and delusions. The theoretical analysis included an assessment of the possibility of diagnosing psychotic symptoms within non-psychotic disorders.

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Vladimir D. Mendelevich

Kazan State Medical University

Author for correspondence.
Email: mendelevich_vl@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8476-6083
SPIN-code: 2302-2590
Scopus Author ID: 6602765981
https://kazangmu.ru/psychiatry/sotrudniki-kafedry

M.D., D. Sci. (Med.), Prof., Head of the Depart., Depart. of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology

Russian Federation, Kazan

Anton S. Ivashev

Republican Clinical Psychiatric Hospital named after V.M. Bekhterev

Email: antdta@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0009-3954-587X

M.D., Psychiatrist, Head of Depart.

Russian Federation, Kazan

Timur R. Gazizullin

Kazan State Medical University; Republican Clinical Psychiatric Hospital named after V.M. Bekhterev

Email: kary85@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3100-6291
SPIN-code: 8872-3118

M.D., Psychiatrist, Deputy Head Physician

Russian Federation, Kazan; Kazan

Elena G. Mendelevich

Kazan State Medical University

Email: emendel@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6829-7942
SPIN-code: 5970-6926
Scopus Author ID: 6507224762

M.D., D. Sci. (Med.), Prof., Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation

Russian Federation, Kazan

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