Mirror Writing and a Dissociative Identity Disorder

Mirror Writing and a Dissociative Identity Disorder

Individuals with dissociative identity disorder (DID) have been known to show varied skills and talents as they change from one dissociative state to another. For example, case reports have described people who have changed their handedness or have spoken foreign languages during their dissociative...

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Main Authors: Catherine Le, Joyce Smith, Lewis Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/814292
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spelling doaj-c7efb04073c7404ebdf50bcca67969642020-11-24T21:51:53ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352009-01-01200910.1155/2009/814292814292Mirror Writing and a Dissociative Identity DisorderCatherine Le0Joyce Smith1Lewis Cohen2Department of Neurology at the University of California, Davis, 4860 Y Street, Sacramento, CA 95817, USAPsychiatric Consultation Service, Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199, USAPsychiatric Consultation Service, Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199, USAIndividuals with dissociative identity disorder (DID) have been known to show varied skills and talents as they change from one dissociative state to another. For example, case reports have described people who have changed their handedness or have spoken foreign languages during their dissociative states. During an interview with a patient with DID, a surprising talent emerged when she wrote a sentence for the Folstein Mini-Mental State Exam—mirror writing. It is not known whether her mirror writing had a deeper level of meaning; however, it does emphasize the idiosyncratic nature of dissociative identity disorder.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/814292
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description Individuals with dissociative identity disorder (DID) have been known to show varied skills and talents as they change from one dissociative state to another. For example, case reports have described people who have changed their handedness or have spoken foreign languages during their dissociative states. During an interview with a patient with DID, a surprising talent emerged when she wrote a sentence for the Folstein Mini-Mental State Exam—mirror writing. It is not known whether her mirror writing had a deeper level of meaning; however, it does emphasize the idiosyncratic nature of dissociative identity disorder.
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