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The same can happen to schizophrenic patients. They are still one person (from a juridical point of view). Neuroanatomically, what I see here in this situation
by kensai 9y ago
The same can happen to schizophrenic patients. They are still one person (from a juridical point of view). Neuroanatomically, what I see here in this situation is a highly intermingled brain, so intermixed that it is impossible to separate without killing both personalities and their bodies as well.
- placebo 9y agoI believe you're referring to Dissociative identity disorder (DID), or multiple personality disorder (MPD), not Schizophrenia, and a friend who's a psychiatrist told me that in quite a few decades of practicing, he hasn't encountered even once such a diagnosis so he doubts it even exists outside of Hollywood movies. As far as I'm concerned what matters is how many entities exist who display a behavior of a separate entity (at least to the degree that we acknowledge as being separate) - i.e display different personalities each with a cohesive structure and integrity. It really doesn't matter how many physical brains they share.
- kensai 9y agoYour friend is wrong, there are persons who are delusional to the point of losing grip with their own bounds of personality, but of course Hollywood creates a dramatic picture of them all. SPLIT was a fantastic movie in any case! :p
- lake99 9y ago> schizophrenic patients Schizophrenia has to do with some degree of failure to separate reality and delusion. It's got nothing to do with multiple personalities. Are you talking about dissosiative identity disorder, instead?
- kensai 9y agoI am talking about all of these syndromes. I used schizo thinking that would be easier for most persons to recognize.