Analysis of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Dissociative Identity Disorder

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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics

Variable	n	%
Gender
Female	47	67.14
Male	23	32.85
Education Background
Illiterate	12	17.14
Primary School	20	28.57
Secondary School	18	25.71
High School	14	20
College-University	6	8.57
Marital Status
Single	34	48.57
Married	31	44.28
Divorced	5	7.14
Employment Status
Housewives	36	51.42
Employed	12	17.14
Unemployed	22	31.42
Living Place
City Center	55	78.57
County	11	15.71
Village	4	5.71

Table 2 Psychiatric History

Items	n	%
Presence of any psychiatric disorders
Depressive Disorder	47	67.14
Conversion Disorder	21	30
Anxiety Disorder	14	20
Personality Disorder	8	11.42
Substance Use Disorder	4	5.71
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	1	1.42
No Psychiatric Disorder	17	24.28
Number of visits to psychiatry clinic
1	34	48.57
2	7	10
3	2	2.85
4 and more	27	38.57
The past of psychiatric diagnosis
Depressive Disorder	36	51.42
Anxiety Disorder	35	50
Psychotic Disorder	30	42.85
Dissociative Disorder	4	5.71
Psychopathology in family
Mood Disorder	10	14.28
Psychotic Disorder	6	8.57
Conversion Disorder	4	5.71
Other	7	10

Table 3 Complaints of the Admission

Items	n	%
Dissociative symptoms	35	50
Amnesia	35	50
Absent-mindedness	35	50
Audio-visual hallucinations	28	40
Depression symptoms	49	70
Low mood, displeasure	49	70
Death/suicide thoughts-attempt	30	42.85
Anxiety	48	68.57
Insomnia	5	7.14
Somatic symptoms	28	40
Headache	20	28.57
Fainting	16	22.85
Other somatic complaints	8	11.42
Schneider symptoms	30	42.85
Voice commenting on behaviors	21	30
Behaviors directed by others	24	34.28
Delusions which were not in accordance with reality	3	4.28
Anxiety symptoms	21	30
Irritability	12	17.14
Fear, worry	11	15.71
Self-mutilation behavior	21	30

Table 4 Distribution of Complaints of the Admission in Accordance with Gender

Items	Female (n)	Female (%)	Male (n)	Male (%)	p-value
Dissociative symptoms					1.000
Yes	24	34.28	11	15.71
No	23	32.85	12	17.14
Depression symptoms					0.739
Yes	34	48.57	15	21.42
No	13	18.57	8	11.42
Somatic symptoms					0.161
Yes	22	31.42	6	8.57
No	25	35.71	17	24.28
Schneider symptoms					0.741
Yes	19	27.14	11	15.71
No	28	40	12	17.14
Anxiety symptoms					0.183
Yes	17	24.28	4	5.71
No	30	42.85	19	27.14
Self-mutilation behavior					1.000
Yes	14	20	7	10
No	33	47.14	16	22.85

Table 5 Alter Numbers

Alter Numbers	n	%
1	34	48.57
2	21	30
3	6	8.57
4	2	2.85
5 and more	7	10

Table 6 Trauma Type

Trauma Type	n	%
Sexual abuse	29	41.42
Physical abuse	45	64.28
Emotional abuse	29	41.42
Chronic negligence	34	48.57
Death of a relative	12	17.14
Experiencing incident	2	2.85
No trauma	2	2.85