Dissociative identity precipitated by emergence from general anesthesia: A case report and analytical framework
Psychiatry Research Case Reports July 26, 2023 Gregory W. Kirschen, Mary E. Shorey, Joan C. Han et al.
Background: Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a complex and controversial psychiatric condition in which one person maintains at least two separate and distinct personalities. Patients with DID often report a history of childhood abuse and may have other comorbid psychiatric conditions. Psychosocial stressors may be triggers for DID inception or recurrence. While anesthetic agents, in...