Language in differential diagnosis of a teenage schizophrenic girl with aspects of multiple personality.
Diagnosis of a teenage schizophrenic girl showed many features of her language and behavior mimicked the presentation of a Dissociative Personality Disorder. These aspects were secondary to the primary schizophrenic disorder and treated via a multimodal approach combining pharmacotherapy, individual, family, and milieu therapy. Implications are drawn for tailoring verbal interventions to such overdetermined conditions.
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Bronx Children's Psychiatric Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY 10461.
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D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D009105:Dissociative Identity Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010343:Patient Admission; D010553:Personality Development; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012564:Schizophrenic Language; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012649:Self Concept