Lived Experiences of Women with Dissociative Disorder: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Background: In the Indian setting, several studies have documented that dissociative disorders (DDs) are more common in females, and the most commonly elicited stressors are interpersonal. However, much of the research up to now has been quantitative. There is a notable paucity of qualitative studie...

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Autores principales:	Ashti Emran, Vibha Sharma, Ravinder Singh, Manisha Jha, Naved Iqbal
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Publicado:	SAGE Publishing 2021
Materias:	Psychiatry RC435-571
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bbb903d77c2a413098973739cd68ed462021-11-18T23:34:11ZLived Experiences of Women with Dissociative Disorder: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis0253-71760975-156410.1177/02537176211044801https://doaj.org/article/bbb903d77c2a413098973739cd68ed462021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/02537176211044801https://doaj.org/toc/0253-7176https://doaj.org/toc/0975-1564Background: In the Indian setting, several studies have documented that dissociative disorders (DDs) are more common in females, and the most commonly elicited stressors are interpersonal. However, much of the research up to now has been quantitative. There is a notable paucity of qualitative studies exploring the subjective experiences of women with DD. Therefore, the present study sought to explore and gain an in-depth understanding of the lived experiences of women diagnosed with DD. Methods: Five women were recruited who were seeking psychological treatment for dissociative symptoms at a tertiary care neuropsychiatric institute in North India. In-depth interviews were conducted with each, and the transcripts were analyzed using the analytic method of interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results: Three superordinate themes that emerged were: patients’ illness perspectives, the salience of relationships, and dealing with relationship conflicts. Conclusions: Our findings highlight the role of culture in influencing the participants’ illness perspectives. Women with DD tend to define their self in relational terms and, thus, inhibit the expression of one’s needs and opinions, to avoid conflict and to maintain harmony in relationships.Ashti EmranVibha SharmaRavinder SinghManisha JhaNaved IqbalSAGE PublishingarticlePsychiatryRC435-571ENIndian Journal of Psychological Medicine, Vol 43 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Psychiatry RC435-571 Ashti Emran Vibha Sharma Ravinder Singh Manisha Jha Naved Iqbal Lived Experiences of Women with Dissociative Disorder: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
description	Background: In the Indian setting, several studies have documented that dissociative disorders (DDs) are more common in females, and the most commonly elicited stressors are interpersonal. However, much of the research up to now has been quantitative. There is a notable paucity of qualitative studies exploring the subjective experiences of women with DD. Therefore, the present study sought to explore and gain an in-depth understanding of the lived experiences of women diagnosed with DD. Methods: Five women were recruited who were seeking psychological treatment for dissociative symptoms at a tertiary care neuropsychiatric institute in North India. In-depth interviews were conducted with each, and the transcripts were analyzed using the analytic method of interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results: Three superordinate themes that emerged were: patients’ illness perspectives, the salience of relationships, and dealing with relationship conflicts. Conclusions: Our findings highlight the role of culture in influencing the participants’ illness perspectives. Women with DD tend to define their self in relational terms and, thus, inhibit the expression of one’s needs and opinions, to avoid conflict and to maintain harmony in relationships.
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title	Lived Experiences of Women with Dissociative Disorder: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
title_short	Lived Experiences of Women with Dissociative Disorder: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
title_full	Lived Experiences of Women with Dissociative Disorder: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
title_fullStr	Lived Experiences of Women with Dissociative Disorder: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
title_full_unstemmed	Lived Experiences of Women with Dissociative Disorder: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
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Lived Experiences of Women with Dissociative Disorder: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

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