Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Dissociative Identity Disorder
Similarities and differences between post-traumatic disorder and dissociative stress disorder.
Post-traumatic stress disorder refers to a condition that occurs in individuals who have undergone a dangerous, scary, or traumatic experience. Some individuals might experience PTSD after unexpected or sudden incidences like the death of a loved one. Some of the common symptoms of PTSD include flashbacks (reliving the trauma again and again with physical symptoms like sweating or heart racing); frightening thoughts, bad dreams, avoiding symptoms like avoiding feelings or thoughts linked to the traumatic event or staying away from objects, events or places that remind one of the traumatic experience. Additional symptoms include reactivity and arousal symptoms like being easily startled, having difficulty sleeping, feeling on edge or tense, and having angry outbursts; mood and cognition symptoms like distorted feelings of blame or guilt, trouble recalling the main features of the traumatic experiences, and loss of interest in activities previously enjoyed and negative thoughts about the world or oneself (The National Institute of Mental Health Information Resource Center, 2021). The primary treatments for PTSD include psychotherapy, such as cognitive therapy, stress inoculation training, eye movement desensitization, reprocessing, and exposure therapy. Medications can consist of anti-anxiety drugs and antidepressants.
On the other hand, dissociative identity disorders refer to mental disorders that entail experiencing a disconnection as well as a lack of continuity between memories, thoughts, identity, actions, and surroundings (Şar, V., Dorahy, M. J., & Krüger, 2017). Individuals with such disorders tend to escape reality in unhealthy and involuntary ways, causing problems in everyday functioning. The common symptoms include behavioral symptoms like self-harm or self-destructive behavior and impulsivity, psychological symptoms like depression, altered consciousness or flashbacks, mood symptoms like mood swings, feelings of being detached from oneself and anxiety, and problems with memory loss and blackout. The main treatments include psychotherapy and medications like antidepressants, anti-anxiety, and antipsychotic drugs.
Both PTSD and DID can be associated with a traumatic experience such as violence, sexual abuse, or the stress of natural disasters or wars. Both disorders have a few similar symptoms, such as flashbacks, amnesia, impulsivity, depression, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Furthermore, both conditions also have similar treatments like psychotherapy, antidepressants, and anti-anxiety medications.
References
Şar, V., Dorahy, M. J., & Krüger, C. (2017). Revisiting the etiological aspects of dissociative identity disorder: a biopsychosocial perspective. Psychology research and behavior management, 10, 137.
The National Institute of Mental Health Information Resource Center. (2021). Post-traumatic stress disorder. NIMH. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-
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Compare and contrast the symptoms and treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and disassociated identity disorder (DID).
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Dissociative Identity Disorder
What are some symptoms and treatments that they have in common?