Question

Write short notes on Alternated psychosis syndrome.

Answer 1

Formerly known as multiple personality disorder, this disorder is characterized by "switching" to alternate identities. ... There also are differences in how familiar each identity is with the others. People with dissociative identity disorder typically also have dissociative amnesia and often have dissociative fugue.

Answer 2

Following seizure control with anti-epileptic drugs and normalization of electroencephalogram, behavioral problem may appear for the first time in an epileptic patient. This phenomenon has been termed ‘alternative psychosis’. However, it remains poorly understood in absence of any definite diagnostic criteria, and there are no specific guidelines to treat the condition.