Differentiation of dissociative psychosis, delirious mania and unspecified dissociative disorder in an adolescent case: a case report
Asya Çankaya, Ali Evren Tufan
Pamukkale Medical Journal October 7, 2024 DOI: 10.31362/patd.1517473 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 1 |
| Population | A sixteen-year-old female adolescent |
| Duration | Four weeks |
| Key findings | The patient's dissociative psychosis resolved by the fourth week, and she was amnesic for the episode. |
Abstract
Dissociative psychosis is, it is a condition that usually occurs after a trauma, when psychotic and dissociative symptoms occur together.In this process, disorganized behaviors increase, insight is lost, and hallucinations become worse.It usually results in sudden improvement over a period of several days to several weeks and most patients remain amnesic into the dissociative psychosis phase. A sixteen-year-old female adolescent was brought in with severe manic and psychotic complaints that started suddenly a week ago.In-mental-status-examination; her associations, thought content and perception examination were particularly striking.During-the-hospitalization-process, passivity, delusional delusions of misidentification, and disorganized speech and behavior were also observed.The adolescent, whose complaints regressed in the fourth week, was amnesic during the episode.This study aims to present the differential diagnosis and treatment process of dissociative psychosis, delirious mania, and unspecified dissociative disorder in an adolescent female.