A Study of Clinical and Socio-Demographic Profile of Patients with Dissociative Disorder

Dissociative disorders manifest as disruptions of the normal integration between memories of the past, awareness of identity and immediate sensations and control of bodily movements. Compared to developed western countries, it is more prevalent indeveloping countries. This study is undertaken to find the occurrence of dissociative disorder and significance of clinical presentations.The main objective is to study the clinical and Socio-demographic profile of patients with Dissociative Disorder. Sample consists of 80 patients who were interviewed and ICD-10 were used to attain the diagnosis of various Dissociative disorders. Results showed that the occurrence of dissociative disorder was found to be higher in females (75%) than in males (25%).The predominant study population was between the age group of 30-40years (53.75%) , married (76.25%) and housewives (45%). Trance and Possession and Motor dissociation were the commonest presentations with 30% and 25% respectively. Dissociative disorders can have varied presentations and the recent developments in the field will help to further establish the importance of dissociation.