‘Vampirism’ in a Case of Dissociative Identity Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Sakarya, Direnç; Güneş, Cengiz; Öztürk, Erdinç; Şar, Vedat

doi:10.1159/000335930

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“…For example, in a case of “vampirism” with coexisting PTSD and DID, the “host personality” was suffering from flashbacks due to PTSD while a disillusioned-traumatized “child” alter personality triggered violent attacks to be carried out by an aggressive part (Sakarya et al, 2012). Being unaware of the inner cycle, the patient was suffering from temporary loss of control following increased “appetite” for blood.…”

Section: Psychological Survival By Mental Avoidance: the Vicious Cyclementioning

confidence: 99%

Parallel-Distinct Structures of Internal World and External Reality: Disavowing and Re-Claiming the Self-Identity in the Aftermath of Trauma-Generated Dissociation

Şar

2017

Front. Psychol.

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The nature of consciousness and the autonomy of the individual's mind have been a focus of interest throughout the past century and inspired many theories and models. Revival of studies on psychological trauma and dissociation, which remained outside mainstream psychiatry, psychology, and psychoanalysis for the most part of the past century, has provided a new opportunity to revisit this intellectual and scientific endeavor. This paper attempts to integrate a series of empirical and theoretical studies on psychological consequences of developmental traumatization, which may yield further insight into factors which threaten the integrity of human consciousness. The paper proposes that an individual's experience of distorted reality and betrayal precipitates a cyclical dynamic between the individual and the external world by disrupting the developmental function of mutuality which is essential for maintenance of the integrity of the internal world while this inner world is in turn regulated vis-à-vis external reality. Dissociation -the common factor in all types of post-traumatic syndromes- is facilitated by violation of boundaries by relational omission and intrusion as represented by distinct effects and consequences of childhood neglect and abuse. Recent research conducted on clinical and non-clinical populations shows both bimodal (undermodulation and overmodulation) and bipolar (intrusion and avoidance) neurobiological and phenomenological characteristics of post-traumatic response. These seem to reflect “parallel-distinct structures” that control separate networks covering sensori-motor and cognitive-emotional systems. This understanding provides a conceptual framework to assist explanation of diverse post-traumatic mental trajectories which culminate in a common final pathway comprised of partly overlapping clinical syndromes such as complex PTSD, dissociative depression, dissociative identity disorder (DID), or “borderline” phenomena. Of crucial theoretical and clinical importance is that these maladaptive post-traumatic psychological formations are regarded as processes in their own right rather than as a personality disorder innate to the individual. Such mental division may perform in that internal detachment can serve to preserve the genuine aspects of the subject until such time as they can be reclaimed via psychotherapy. The paper attempts to integrate these ideas with reference to the previously proposed theory of the “Functional Dissociation of Self” (Şar and Öztürk, 2007).

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Section: Psychological Survival By Mental Avoidance: the Vicious Cyclementioning

confidence: 99%

Parallel-Distinct Structures of Internal World and External Reality: Disavowing and Re-Claiming the Self-Identity in the Aftermath of Trauma-Generated Dissociation

Şar

2017

Front. Psychol.

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“…Madde kullanım öyküsü bulunan, antisosyal kişilik özellikleri mevcut olan, vampirlerin efendisi olduğunu ve onlarla iletişim kurduğunu, binlerce insana zarar vererek yaşamını sürdüren bir vampir olduğunu söyleyen psikotik bir hasta tanımlanmıştır (3). Kan içebilmek için kendini ve başkalarını kesici aletlerle yaralayan, kan bankasından kan temin eden bir hastadaki disosiyatif kimlik bozukluğu ve travma sonrası stres bozukluğuna dikkat çekilmiştir (10). Olgumuzda da kendisinden kan almanın yanı sıra arkadaşlarından kan alması bu sonuçlarla uyumludur.…”

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Farklı Bir Kendine Zarar Verme Davranışı ‘Vampirizm': Bir Olgu Sunumu

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Hocaoğlu

2020

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Kendine zarar verme davranışı (KZVD) önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunudur. Özellikle genç yaş grubunda sıklıkla kendini kesme, deriyi kazıma, yakma benzeri eylemler şeklinde izlenir. Kan emme, kan içme ile tanımlanan farklı bir KZVD türü olan vampirizm bugüne kadar çok az sayıda olguda bildirilmiştir. Bu tür davranışları olan olguların önemli bir bölümünde psikotik bozukluk, kişilik bozuklukları, zeka geriliği, madde kullanım bozukluğu, dissosiyatif kimlik bozukluğu, travma sonrası stres bozukluğu gibi diğer ruhsal bozuklukların da bulunduğu da rapor edilmiş olsa da, vampirizmin psikiyatrik yönü, eş tanılı ruhsal bozukluklar ile ilişkisi ve tedavi yaklaşımları tam olarak bilinmemektedir. Bu çalışmada çocukluk döneminden bu yana kendisinden ya da arkadaşlarından aldığı kanı içme davranışı olduğu öğrenilen 19 yaşındaki erkek hasta, klinik öyküsü ve tedavi yaklaşımları literatür bulguları ışığında sunulmuştur.

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“…The importance of social support for mental health after traumatic events is known (21). Social support is a protective factor especially against post-traumatic stress disorder (22).…”

Section: Social Supportmentioning

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Virtual Reality Supported Intervention Program for Trauma Symptoms of Individuals Who Experienced an Earthquake: An Effectiveness Study

Kafes,

Çiller,

Şakiroğlu

2024

Archives of Neuropsychiatry

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24 with local time, two devastating earthquakes occurred in Pazarcık and Elbistan districts of Kahramanmaraş province, respectively. According to Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) data, the intensities of these earthquakes were 7.7 and 7.6. Both of these earthquakes were felt very strongly in an area of 108,812 m 2 covering 11 provinces. The earthquakes caused more than 50,000 citizens to lose their lives and hundreds of thousands of citizens to be injured in 11 provinces (1). They also affected millions of people indirectly living both in Türkiye and abroad. Conclusion:As a result of the analysis, it is seen that the VR-supported intervention program developed is effective in improving the trauma symptoms of earthquake survivors. The rapid and statistically significant reduction in the trauma levels of earthquake survivors as a result of the developed intervention shows that the relevant intervention can be applied in other trauma areas and suggested for further studies.

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‘Vampirism’ in a Case of Dissociative Identity Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Cited by 16 publications

References 14 publications

Parallel-Distinct Structures of Internal World and External Reality: Disavowing and Re-Claiming the Self-Identity in the Aftermath of Trauma-Generated Dissociation

Parallel-Distinct Structures of Internal World and External Reality: Disavowing and Re-Claiming the Self-Identity in the Aftermath of Trauma-Generated Dissociation

Farklı Bir Kendine Zarar Verme Davranışı ‘Vampirizm': Bir Olgu Sunumu

Virtual Reality Supported Intervention Program for Trauma Symptoms of Individuals Who Experienced an Earthquake: An Effectiveness Study

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