Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
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Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a rare trauma-related personality disorder that is characterized by a person having two or more distinct personalities, or "identity states".It is the most complex and controversial dissociative disorder, with different identity states having different behavioral patterns and memory gaps (Dissociative Amnesia).In this review, the mechanisms by which DID affects the role of the amygdala in memory and behavior will be explored.Although previous studies have examined DID using neuroimaging, more research on this topic remains necessary and will help in the development of further treatment and therapeutic approaches for DID, as well as in establishing a better understanding of other trauma-related personality disorders, such as Borderline Personality Disorder.This paper reviews the amygdala's connections with other brain regions and the glutamatergic pathway as primary neurogenetic pathways and circuits involved in the amygdala's role in memory and behavior.More importantly, it examines and elucidates how alterations in these pathways may contribute to DID.Furthermore, a critical assessment of the relationship between childhood trauma and dissociation has been performed.Ultimately, evidence suggests that there is a direct cause-and-effect relationship between trauma and DID.
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@article{Malunga2026Dissociative,
title = {Dissociative Identity Disorder May Involve an Altered Functioning of the Amygdala in Memory and Behavior},
author = {Ethan Malunga},
journal = {International journal of high school research},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.36838/ijhsr89.129},
url = {https://doi.org/10.36838/ijhsr89.129}
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