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Re:How ayahuasca changed my perspective by bckr on Monday May 03, 2021 @12:58PM (#27027542)
> we know there are people who are schizophrenic, who switch from one personality to another

(schizophrenia) != (dissociative identity disorder == multiple personality disorder)

even though

etymology(schizophrenia) == "split mind"

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Re:How ayahuasca changed my perspective by galaxyLogic on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @12:15AM (#27034008)
Sorry for my ignorance. Is there a simple way to tell the difference? Is dissociative identity disorder a subset of schizophrenia?
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Re:How ayahuasca changed my perspective by bckr on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @01:45AM (#27034405)
No problem.

> Is dissociative identity disorder a subset of schizophrenia?

No.

> Is there a simple way to tell the difference?

Yes. DID is what is colloquially referred to as having a split personality or multiple personalities. The easiest way to remember this is that a person with DID has multiple, alternating streams of experience and affect that do not share memories or volition.

Schizophrenia is more like what we might call "madness". Believing wildly untrue ideas, being out of touch with reality, having hallucinations,... these are some of the symptoms of schizophrenia.

So they're not really related.

I guess some folks with DID could have a personality who is also schizophrenic, and that would make for a difficult diagnosis and treatment, I'm sure.

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