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Cataplexy and the switch process of multiple personality disorder
1Institute of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425-0742, USA.
Psychiatry Research
|July 31, 1996
Summary
This case study details an 18-year-old male with dissociative disorder and polysubstance abuse who experienced personality shifts linked to cataplexy. Both conditions appear triggered by intense emotional events.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Neurology
Background:
- Dissociative disorders involve disruptions in identity, memory, and consciousness.
- Polysubstance abuse is common in individuals with complex psychiatric conditions.
- Cataplexy, often associated with narcolepsy, involves sudden muscle weakness triggered by emotions.