Inter-identity autobiographical amnesia in patients with dissociative identity disorder.

<h4>Background</h4>A major symptom of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID; formerly Multiple Personality Disorder) is dissociative amnesia, the inability to recall important personal information. Only two case studies have directly addressed autobiographical memory in DID. Both provided...

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Autores principales:	Rafaële J C Huntjens, Bruno Verschuere, Richard J McNally
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f337a317786343699a7896cbde39dd7d2021-11-18T07:12:04ZInter-identity autobiographical amnesia in patients with dissociative identity disorder.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0040580https://doaj.org/article/f337a317786343699a7896cbde39dd7d2012-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22815769/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>A major symptom of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID; formerly Multiple Personality Disorder) is dissociative amnesia, the inability to recall important personal information. Only two case studies have directly addressed autobiographical memory in DID. Both provided evidence suggestive of dissociative amnesia. The aim of the current study was to objectively assess transfer of autobiographical information between identities in a larger sample of DID patients.<h4>Methods</h4>Using a concealed information task, we assessed recognition of autobiographical details in an amnesic identity. Eleven DID patients, 27 normal controls, and 23 controls simulating DID participated. Controls and simulators were matched to patients on age, education level, and type of autobiographical memory tested.<h4>Findings</h4>Although patients subjectively reported amnesia for the autobiographical details included in the task, the results indicated transfer of information between identities.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The results call for a revision of the DID definition. The amnesia criterion should be modified to emphasize its subjective nature.Rafaële J C HuntjensBruno VerschuereRichard J McNallyPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 7, p e40580 (2012)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Rafaële J C Huntjens Bruno Verschuere Richard J McNally Inter-identity autobiographical amnesia in patients with dissociative identity disorder.
description	<h4>Background</h4>A major symptom of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID; formerly Multiple Personality Disorder) is dissociative amnesia, the inability to recall important personal information. Only two case studies have directly addressed autobiographical memory in DID. Both provided evidence suggestive of dissociative amnesia. The aim of the current study was to objectively assess transfer of autobiographical information between identities in a larger sample of DID patients.<h4>Methods</h4>Using a concealed information task, we assessed recognition of autobiographical details in an amnesic identity. Eleven DID patients, 27 normal controls, and 23 controls simulating DID participated. Controls and simulators were matched to patients on age, education level, and type of autobiographical memory tested.<h4>Findings</h4>Although patients subjectively reported amnesia for the autobiographical details included in the task, the results indicated transfer of information between identities.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The results call for a revision of the DID definition. The amnesia criterion should be modified to emphasize its subjective nature.
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author	Rafaële J C Huntjens Bruno Verschuere Richard J McNally
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title	Inter-identity autobiographical amnesia in patients with dissociative identity disorder.
title_short	Inter-identity autobiographical amnesia in patients with dissociative identity disorder.
title_full	Inter-identity autobiographical amnesia in patients with dissociative identity disorder.
title_fullStr	Inter-identity autobiographical amnesia in patients with dissociative identity disorder.
title_full_unstemmed	Inter-identity autobiographical amnesia in patients with dissociative identity disorder.
title_sort	inter-identity autobiographical amnesia in patients with dissociative identity disorder.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2012
url	https://doaj.org/article/f337a317786343699a7896cbde39dd7d
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Inter-identity autobiographical amnesia in patients with dissociative identity disorder.

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