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*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Feelings of emptiness
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Feeling of disconnection
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
*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*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Psychotherapy
How many have tried
163
Tried for
dissociative identity disorder
(1)
*Data from patients with dissociative identity disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with dissociative identity disorder*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
dissociative identity disorder
(1)
*Data from patients with dissociative identity disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has dissociative identity disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 26 | |
| 20s | 76 | |
| 30s | 129 | |
| 40s | 125 | |
| 50s | 160 | |
| 60s | 125 | |
| 70+ | 35 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 69 | |
| Female | 588 |