Can a nursing student with dissociative identity disorder still get a RN license?

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Can they get it if they are undergoing treatment or not at all?
By the way, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) used to be known as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD).
I believe a person could get their RN license as long as their DD did not get in the way of their nursing duties. If a person was being successfully treated and is doing well, there should not be a problem. I hope you are doing OK. Take Care.  (+ info)

Do I need special treatment for my dissociative identity disorder?

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I have dissociative identity disorder. Do I need special treatment, like special classes for school? Seriously, this is making me worry. Can you tell me if there's a medication I should be on? I'm only 15 and this is pretty advanced...
Accommodation in schools happens after testing and evaluations determine you need extra help due to a disability (learning, physical, mental, or other). Everyone on your treatment 'team' (any therapists, doctors, parents, guardians, teachers, school facilitators...) meet together and determine what will be necessary to have equal support in learning. There are no specific 'tracks' for anyone with any disability. It is individual.

As for DID, if you have been diagnosed your parents or guardians need to work with your doctors to get you the therapy and treatment you need. For DID this is typically a combination of psychotherapy, behavioral therapy, and medication management. There are no specific meds for DID, but many who can help co-morbid symptoms like PTSD, anxiety and depression. Each individual will have different needs. I have DID (I am an adult). I have individual therapy twice a week, art therapy once a week, see a psychiatrist and case manager and attend a program for people with disabilities.

As a teenager, the best advocates you have are either your parents or guardians. They will know what next steps need to happen. If you can't confide in them, find an adult in school or your doctor to problem solve in getting help. Unfortunately, the internet is a somewhat limited fashion to reach out for this type of help.  (+ info)

What is the difference between schizophrenia and Dissociative Identity Disorder?

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How do you get them, or treat them or diagnos them? i swear by the Lord himself i seriously, literally just developed or created one of these today in my math class. i must have blown a fuze, because i nearly went berserk... also
Hun,

Have you been getting a proper amount of sleep? Are you under a lot of stress? Sometimes people's brains go a bit wacky if they aren't sleeping enough or caring for themselves properly or just stressed out. There have been studies that show that a 'normal' person will start to hallucinate after about 3 days without sleep.

If you are concerned, I would suggest speaking with a teacher or the school counselor about your experience. They might be able to give you some guidance and help and determine if you should see your doctor for further support.

Schizophrenia and DID are quite different. Schizophrenia is just one diagnosis that includes hallucinations and delusions. DID is created due to horrible abuse when a child was very little. They are both serious mental illnesses that do need treatment. Neither one can be diagnosed via x-rays though.

Please take care and seek out a teacher, school counselor, or a parent to talk this out with.  (+ info)

What is the difference between dissociative identity disorder and schizophrenia?

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Schizophrenia is among the psychotic disorders. Hallucinations and delusions are prominently featured symptoms. It is treated with medication. There currently is no cure for schizophrenia.

D.I.D. is among the dissociative disorders. Two or more distinct personalities (the average is 6-8) which routinely take complete control of the individual is the most prominent feature. Psychosis (e.g., hallucinations and delusions) are NOT a part of this condition. It is treated with psychotherapy. Many are free of the condition completely following therapy (therapy may take years in some cases).

~Dr. B.~  (+ info)

question about dissociative disorders.?

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this last week or two the dissociation has almost taken over the entire day. why is that? how to deal with it?
i am multiple but don't consider switching to be the same kind of dissociation that i am asking about. i switch all day long but am present to the environment and situation. there are times, like now, that a very dissociative alter/insider takes over and i am wondering why.
It sounds like you are getting stuck in the dissociation.
Do what you can to keep yourself in the present. Try some grounding techniques. Drink some cold water. Hold something cold in your hands. Feel the weight of your body sitting in the chair. Look around the room and name the objects that you see. "There's the table." "I see the TV over there." "That's the lamp." If you notice yourself starting to dissociate, keep bringing your focus back into the present moment. Put something that smells pleasant to your nose. Hold something soft in your hands. Move your body if this helps keep you present in reality. These techniques have help me I hope you will be feeling better soon. Best Wishes.  (+ info)

What happens to someone with Dissociative Identity Disorder when they smoke pot?

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would personalities randomly transition or would they become white noise and let the host live normally for a while?
The person who smoked the pot would get high..... it would probably not have any effect on the DID or the alters..... doctors have to use very strong drugs and hypnosis and even then they often can not get the personalities to transition.  (+ info)

How does Dissociative Identity Disorder and Schizophrenia relate?

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I read that schizophrenia leads to DID. Can someone tell me what most or some researchers say about schizophrenia leading to DID? Like how is it done? I need to know what MOST researchers agree on about schiz. and DID. I also need info on it. Please, if you can, I'll give 10pts if you send links to scholarly articles that have that information.
They don't relate. They are two completely different types of mental disorder.

Schizophrenia is a type of psychotic disorder where the individual experiences hallucinations (false sensory experiences) and/or delusions (false beliefs), blunted emotions, some degree of disorganized thinking and social withdrawal. Schizophrenia is generally thought to be genetic.

Dissociative Identity Disorder is caused by a traumatic event such as sexual abuse and the individual forms "alternate identities." DID is somewhat controversial and some mental health professionals are skeptical that it even exists.

In popular culture, there has been a long fascination with DID (formerly Multiple Personality Disorder) related to some books and movies. Many people confuse it with schizophrenia (which means "split-mind") while DID has been called "split-personalities."

I have worked in mental health since 1987 and I can say that I have heard of thousands of people with schizophrenia and maybe 25 or less with DID. In my experience, every person I know of with DID was female and had been sexually abused in childhood. I have never heard of anyone who had schizophrenia and it "led to" DID.

I don't know where you read that, but I think you are either mistaken or the person who wrote it didn't know anything about mental illness. I'm not trying to be rude to you, I am just being honest.  (+ info)

How do you cope with your dissociative disorder?

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By this I mean depersonalisation and derealisation.
I just cut myself off from it.  (+ info)

Can dissociative identity disorder be caused by a chemical inbalance?

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Oh and I am writing a book over this so if you have any good info for please post that to. Thanks
No, DID is never caused by a chemical imbalance. Even in diseases that may be organic in nature- such as schizophrenia, there is ZERO evidence for a chemical imbalance in the brain. In those cases, the drug companys noticed that certain chemicals changed a persons behavior for the better, and then theorized that it must be because the brain was chemically unbalanced, and the the drugs "fixed" it. Noone has ever actually tested mentally ill people to see if such a brain chemical imbalance exists, its all theories. For the record, most toddlers behave better if you dose them with benadryl, but i don't think they have chemical imbalance that benadryl corrects. For more on medicatins, read robert Whittaker's "Mad in America" and anything by Peter Breggin.

Back to DID, it is well established that DID is caused by childhood trauma- not always abuse, but very traumatic events. for more info on DID try these resources-

http://www.isst-d.org/
http://sidran.org/
http://www.sho.com/site/video/brightcove... (this is part of a promo for a TV show about DID, but the doctor in this documentary is an expert on DID and gives excellent info)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociativ... (not an acceptable source for papers, but follow the footnotes to journal articles that are GREAT, and acceptable for use)  (+ info)

What is the difference between Borderline Personality Disorder and Dissociative Identity Disorder?

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Doing research on both.
Mankini. I'm trying to diagnose my cat. she is getting so fat and I worry she might be depressed. I don't know if it's BPD or DID.
DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) involves a situation where someone has developed two or more alternate personalities as a means to cope with trauma. Depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can be involved when a person has DID, also known as MPD or Multiplicity.

BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) however is characterized by an instability of mood, which affects interpersonal relationships and your own self-image.

Both can affect your mood, and your life to a varying degree depending on how well managed they are, and both can deal with depression from time to time.

However if we're talking about a cat, as in feline, I'd recommend either changing her diet, exercise or taking her to a vet. I'm really not sure that animals are affected by the same mental disorders as humans.  (+ info)

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