What treatment recommendations would you make to a clinician who's patient reports the experience.. (cont.).

Question

of several personalities?

Answer 1

I think It's something that's worth further investigation. "Experience of several personalities" could point to several different conditions, does he:
a) Experience not being himself from time to time?
b) Have a feeling that someone else is controlling his thoughts or actions?
c) Have wants or desires, he cannot accept?
d) Find himself in situations/places he cannot remember getting in to?
e) Feel that he can 'step outside' himself and watch himself from afar?
f) Have a feeling that his personality has changed dramatically over a short period of time?
g) Have anything to gain from getting an "interesting" diagnosis?

Each of the above mentioned questions should help narrow the patient's experience down, so you'll have a better idea as to what kind of specialist, the patient should be referred to.
Best wishes.

Answer 2

I would recommend a slap accross the frontal lobe

Dr. Gregg Steiner - Phd, MD, BCSH

Answer 3

Lobotomy

Answer 4

Billing each of the personalities separately usually stops the occurrence.

Answer 5

I would recommend referral to a specialist in conversion disorders.

Answer 6

multiple personality disorder tell the patient he/she needs extensive counceling and meds for mood disorders