Dissociation : Vol. 3, No. 2, p. 102-106 : Somatic symptoms in multiple sclerosis and MPD
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Date
1990-06
Authors
Ross, Colin A.
Fast, Eunice
Anderson, Geri
Auty, Anthony
Todd, Judy
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Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Multiple Personality and Dissociation
Abstract
In this report 50 subjects with multiple sclerosis are compared to 50 subjects with multiple personality disorder. The multiple sclerosis patients endorsed an average of 3.0 somatic symptoms on structured interview, the multiple personality subjects an average of 14.5. The somatic symptoms characteristic of neurological illness were trouble walking, paralysis, and muscle weakness. Those characteristic of psychiatric illness were genitourinary and gastrointestinal symptoms.
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p. 102-106